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отвечать

Translation of отвечать

respond

Russian word in Latin letters: otvechat

Meaning of отвечать

Russian

Откликаться словами или действием, например на просьбу.

English

to answer or react to someone or something

respond

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ɐtvʲɪˈt͡ɕatʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Отвечать вопрос or отвечать на вопрос?

отвечать на вопрос

отвечать на вопрос = respond to a question

Don't say «отвечать вопрос». Russian needs на — «отвечать на вопрос».

Студент спокойно отвечает на вопрос.

The student calmly responds to the question.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. Please respond to my email today.

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    Пожалуйста, ответьте на моё письмо сегодня.

  2. She didn't respond to the manager's question.

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    Она не ответила на вопрос менеджера.

отвечать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between отвечать, реагировать, and откликаться

реагировать
🇷🇺Russian

To react, often without words.

О
🇷🇺Russian
откликаться

To respond to a request, call or ad.

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отвечать belongs to the topic "In the Office →". Start with a short set of 3 words so the word is easier to remember in context.

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отвечать meaning: what does it mean?

to answer or react to someone or something

отвечать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Please respond to my email today. Translation: Пожалуйста, ответьте на моё письмо сегодня.

Is отвечать part of In the Office vocabulary?

Yes, отвечать (respond) can be learned in the In the Office topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is отвечать part of Study and Work vocabulary?

Yes, отвечать (respond) can be learned in the Study and Work topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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