догнать
Translation of догнать
chase down
Russian word in Latin letters: dognat
Meaning of догнать
упорно преследовать и поймать
to chase someone until you catch them
Pronunciation
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Догнать or преследовать?
преследовать
преследовать = to chase, not necessarily catch
Don't mix them up. Running after someone — преследовать; catching up with them — догнать.
Машина полиции долго преследовала угонщика.
The police car chased the car thief for a long time.
Охранник всё-таки догнал вора у выхода.
The guard did chase down the thief at the exit.
догнать with English translation
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The guard chased down the boy.
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Охранник догнал мальчика.
The police chased down the thief.
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Полиция догнала вора.
догнать synonyms
What's the difference between догнать, поймать, and разыскать
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Another meaning of chase down: find after a long search.
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догнать meaning: what does it mean?
to chase someone until you catch them
догнать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
догнать is pronounced as [dɐˈɡnatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
догнать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The guard chased down the boy. Translation: Охранник догнал мальчика.
Is догнать part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?
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