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озада́чивать — meaning in English

ozadachivat

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English meaning

  • baffle verb To leave someone completely confused, unable to work something out.
  • perplex verb To make someone feel confused because they cannot understand something.
  • pose verb To hold a particular position of the body, often for a photo or painting.
  • task noun A specific piece of work that needs to be done.

Senses

озада́чивать is used for these senses in English:

  • baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
  • nonplus (transitive) To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox.
  • pose (transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
  • task (transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.

baffle — full definition

  1. verb To leave someone completely confused, unable to work something out.
  2. verb To stop someone's plans or efforts from succeeding.
  3. verb (nautical) Of wind or weather, to make it difficult for a ship to make headway.
  4. verb To slow down or control the flow of a liquid, gas, light or sound.

perplex — full definition

  1. verb To make someone feel confused because they cannot understand something.
  2. verb To make a situation more tangled or complicated.
  3. verb To trouble, irritate or torment someone.
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