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придумывать

Translation of придумывать

devise

Russian word in Latin letters: pridumyvat

Meaning of придумывать

Russian

Изобретать новый план, способ или систему.

English

to invent a new plan, system or way of doing something

придумывать

Pronunciation

Russian
[prʲɪˈdumɨvətʲ]

Traps and common mistakes

Придумывать or изобретать?

изобретать

изобретать = invent a machine or device

Don't say изобрести план. A plan or a way — придумать; a new machine — изобрести.

Эдисон изобрёл лампочку.

Edison invented the light bulb.

Нужно придумать способ сократить расходы.

We need to devise a way to cut costs.

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  1. Teachers keep devising new ways to keep students interested.

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    Учителя постоянно придумывают новые способы заинтересовать учеников.

  2. We spent the evening devising a plan to save money.

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    Мы весь вечер придумывали план, как сэкономить деньги.

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What's the difference between придумывать and разрабатывать

разрабатывать
🇷🇺Russian

Formal: work out carefully, step by step.

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придумывать meaning: what does it mean?

to invent a new plan, system or way of doing something

придумывать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

придумывать is pronounced as [prʲɪˈdumɨvətʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

придумывать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Teachers keep devising new ways to keep students interested. Translation: Учителя постоянно придумывают новые способы заинтересовать учеников.

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