No. 1,180 in Russian
встретился
"Met" (past tense of "meet").
In a sentence
Сегодня я встретился с другом в кафе.
Today I met with a friend at the cafe.
Here, 'встретился' conveys the act of meeting someone intentionally.
На прогулке я случайно встретился с бывшим одноклассником.
On a walk, I accidentally ran into an old classmate.
In this sentence, 'встретился' implies an unplanned meeting.
Обсудив план, я встретился с трудностями в работе.
After discussing the plan, I encountered difficulties at work.
Here, 'встретился' is metaphorically used to mean 'encountered' challenges or difficulties.
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