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adjective

бояться

afraid

Meaning of бояться

Русский

испытывать страх или тревогу

English

feeling fear or worry

afraid

Pronunciation

Russian
[bɐˈjat͡sə]

Traps and common mistakes

Бояться темноту or бояться темноты?

бояться темноты

бояться чего: genitive

Don't say «бояться темноту». Бояться takes the genitive: «бояться темноты, собак».

Многие дети боятся темноты.

Many children are afraid of the dark.

бояться with English translation

бояться usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Ребёнок, похоже, боялся.

The child looked afraid.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

В темноте он явно боялся.

He looked afraid in the dark.

бояться synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between бояться / напуганный

напуганный
🇷🇺Russian

Frightened by something that has just happened.

often
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И
🇷🇺Russian
испуганный

Adjective: how someone looks after a fright.

often

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бояться meaning: what does it mean?

feeling fear or worry

бояться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

The child looked afraid. Translation: Ребёнок, похоже, боялся.

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