встречать
encounter
to meet someone or something unexpectedly
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встречать with English translation
встречать usage examples
I encountered an old friend at the station.
Я встретил старого друга на станции.
On the hike, we encountered a family of deer.
Во время похода мы встретили семью оленей.
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встречать synonyms
What's the difference between встречать / сталкиваться / наткнуться / встретиться
encounter — to meet someone or something unexpectedly
I encountered an old friend at the station.
Я встретил старого друга на станции.
General neutral verb: to see or meet someone, sometimes by chance.
I often encounter him on the way to work.
Я часто встречаю его по дороге на работу.
Usually means to come up against something difficult or unexpected; often about a problem or situation, not just meeting a person.
We encountered an unexpected problem.
Мы столкнулись с неожиданной проблемой.
To find or meet something/someone by chance; emphasizes accidental discovery and surprise.
I encountered an old photo in the closet.
Я наткнулся на старую фотографию в шкафу.
Usually means to meet each other or come face to face; can be planned or accidental.
We encountered each other at the station by chance.
Мы встретились на вокзале случайно.
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В чем разница в английском между carry, wear, tote и lug
Carry — нести или иметь при себе, wear — носить на теле, tote — таскать с собой, lug — тащить тяжёлое с усилием.
В чем разница в английском между whole, entire, complete и intact
Разница между whole, entire, complete и intact: целое, весь объем, завершенность и сохранность без повреждений.
В чем разница в английском между choose, pick, select и opt for
Разница между choose, pick, select и opt for: обычный выбор, разговорный выбор, выбор из списка и осознанное предпочтение.
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How to pronounce встречать and what this word means
встречать translation: encounter. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce встречать
[fstrʲɪˈt͡ɕatʲ]
встречать translation
encounter
встречать examples
I encountered an old friend at the station.
встречать transcription
[fstrʲɪˈt͡ɕatʲ]
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Questions about this word
встречать meaning: what does it mean?
внезапно встретить кого-то или что-то
встречать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
встречать is pronounced as [fstrʲɪˈt͡ɕatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
встречать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
I encountered an old friend at the station. Translation: Я встретил старого друга на станции.
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