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угадывать

guess

Meaning of угадывать

to give an answer without being sure

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Russian[ʊˈɡadɨvətʲ]
guess
угадывать - guess
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угадывать with English translation

угадывать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Can you guess how old she is?

Можешь угадывать, сколько ей лет?

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Try to guess what is in the box.

Попробуй угадать, что в коробке.

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угадывать belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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угадывать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between угадывать / предполагать / угадать / отгадывать / догадываться / предположить

🇷🇺Russian
угадывать

To give an answer or find a solution without being fully sure; the closest match to 'guess'.

A2Very Often

I didn't know the answer, so I was just guessing.

Я не знал ответа, поэтому просто угадывал.

П
🇷🇺Russian
предполагать

To think that something is probably true without full certainty; closer to 'suppose / assume'.

A2Often

I suppose the train will be late because of the weather.

Я предполагаю, что поезд опоздает из-за погоды.

У
🇷🇺Russian
угадать

To manage to answer or identify something correctly without knowing; the perfective aspect of 'угадывать'.

A2Very Often

I guessed all the answers in the quiz correctly.

Я угадал все ответы в викторине.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отгадывать

To find the correct answer, especially in riddles, games, and puzzles; less about random guessing.

A2Often

The children were solving riddles at the party.

Дети отгадывали загадки на празднике.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
догадываться

To understand or infer from clues; closer to 'realize / infer' and less random than 'guess'.

A2Often

I can guess why he didn't come.

Я догадываюсь, почему он не пришёл.

П
🇷🇺Russian
предположить

A single act of supposing: to make a conclusion or hypothesis without certainty; the perfective aspect of 'предполагать'.

A2Often

We can suppose that the problem is in the settings.

Можно предположить, что проблема в настройках.

Г
🇷🇺Russian
гадать

To try to guess without exact information; often sounds like prolonged or uncertain guessing.

A2Often

Don't keep guessing; it's better to look it up in the dictionary.

Не гадай, лучше посмотри в словаре.

У
🇷🇺Russian
угадывать наугад

To guess completely without any basis in knowledge or clues; emphasizes randomness and lack of logic.

A2Rarely

I didn't know the answer and started guessing at random.

Я не знал ответ и стал угадывать наугад.

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угадывать translation: guess. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce угадывать

[ʊˈɡadɨvətʲ]

угадывать translation

guess

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Can you guess how old she is?

угадывать transcription

[ʊˈɡadɨvətʲ]

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угадывать meaning: what does it mean?

отвечать наугад, не будучи уверенным

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Can you guess how old she is? Translation: Можешь угадывать, сколько ей лет?

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