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обща́ться — meaning in English

obshchatsya

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English meaning

  • accompany verb To go somewhere with someone, or to be present alongside them.
  • communicate verb To share information or ideas with someone, whether by speaking, writing, or gesture.
  • converse verb To talk with someone; to have a conversation.
  • mingle verb To move around and talk casually with different people at a social gathering.
  • socialize verb To spend time with others in a friendly, informal way.
  • speak verb To say words out loud; to talk.

Senses

обща́ться is used for these senses in English:

  • accompany (intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company.
  • communicate (intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information. [from 16th c.]
  • converse (formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.
  • mingle To cause or allow to intermarry.
  • socialize (intransitive) To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
  • speak (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.

accompany — full definition

  1. verb To go somewhere with someone, or to be present alongside them.
  2. verb To play music that supports a singer or soloist.

communicate — full definition

  1. verb To share information or ideas with someone, whether by speaking, writing, or gesture.
  2. verb To pass something, such as a disease or feeling, from one person or thing to another.

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