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Успевать - translation, pronunciation and examples

успевать
[uspʲɪˈvatʲ]

catch

🇷🇺 Russian
[uspʲɪˈvatʲ]
Meaning of успевать

manage to reach

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Pronunciation[uspʲɪˈvatʲ]
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catch

When to use успевать

catch the train

успеть на поезд

catch the bus

успеть на автобус

catch a flight

успеть на рейс

catch the connection

успеть на пересадку

catch the last train

успеть на последний поезд

успевать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

We need to hurry to catch our connecting flight at gate B12.

Нам нужно поторопиться, чтобы успеть на стыковочный рейс у выхода B12.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

If the security queue is long, I might not catch the boarding call.

Если очередь на контроль будет большой, я могу не успеть услышать объявление о посадке.

Similar words

успевать

means managing to do something in time or reach transport/event

успеть

perfective form: emphasizes that the action will be completed in time

добраться вовремя

general phrase 'to arrive/get somewhere on time'

попасть на рейс

specific to flights — to get on a scheduled flight

поймать

literally 'to catch'; often used to mean catching transport

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успевать synonyms

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What's the difference between успевать / успеть / добраться вовремя / попасть на рейс / поймать / сесть на самолёт

🇷🇺Russian
успевать

means managing to do something in time or reach transport/event

A1Very Often

I manage to catch the train.

Я успеваю на поезд.

У
🇷🇺Russian
успеть

perfective form: emphasizes that the action will be completed in time

A1Very Often

If I go now, I'll make it to the meeting on time.

Если пойду сейчас, успею на встречу.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
добраться вовремя

general phrase 'to arrive/get somewhere on time'

A1Very Often

Can you get there on time?

Сможешь добраться вовремя?

П
🇷🇺Russian
попасть на рейс

specific to flights — to get on a scheduled flight

A1Often

We barely made the flight.

Мы едва попали на рейс.

П
🇷🇺Russian
поймать

literally 'to catch'; often used to mean catching transport

A1Often

I caught the last bus.

Я поймал последний автобус.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сесть на самолёт

implies getting on the plane/boarding

A1Often

He managed to get on the plane.

Он успел сесть на самолёт.

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успевать translation: catch. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce успевать

[uspʲɪˈvatʲ]

успевать translation

catch

успевать examples

Wir müssen den letzten Zug erwischen.

успевать transcription

[uspʲɪˈvatʲ]

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успевать meaning: what does it mean?

успевать добраться до места вовремя

успевать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Wir müssen den letzten Zug erwischen. Translation: Мы должны успеть на последний поезд.

Is успевать part of At the Airport vocabulary?

Yes, успевать (catch) can be learned in the At the Airport topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is успевать part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, успевать (catch) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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