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голосовать

Translation of голосовать

vote

Russian word in Latin letters: golosovat

Meaning of голосовать

Russian

выбирать на выборах, отмечая нужный вариант в бюллетене

English

to choose by marking a ballot

vote

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ɡələsəˈvatʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Голосовать для него or голосовать за него?

голосовать за него

голосовать за кого-то = vote for someone

Don't say голосовать для него. Say голосовать за него: «for» here is за.

Я буду голосовать за неё.

I will vote for her.

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  1. People will vote on the proposal tomorrow.

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    Люди будут голосовать по этому предложению завтра.

  2. I always vote in local elections.

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    Я всегда голосую на местных выборах.

голосовать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between голосовать, отдать голос, избирать, and выбирать

О
🇷🇺Russian
отдать голос

To cast your vote for someone; a bit formal.

Advanced: broader words

🇷🇺Russian

To elect someone to a post; about the result.

C1less common
В
🇷🇺Russian
выбирать

General: to choose; in politics also to elect.

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голосовать meaning: what does it mean?

to choose by marking a ballot

голосовать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

People will vote on the proposal tomorrow. Translation: Люди будут голосовать по этому предложению завтра.

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