No. 2,249 in Russian
задержать
"To detain" or "to delay."
In a sentence
Полиция решила задержать подозреваемого.
The police decided to detain the suspect.
Here, 'задержать' means 'to detain' or 'to arrest', referring to stopping someone's movement due to legal action.
Они решили задержать встречу на час.
They decided to delay the meeting by an hour.
In this case, 'задержать' means 'to delay' or 'to put off', related to postponing an event or activity.
Только я хотел уйти, как меня задержал друг.
Just as I was about to leave, my friend held me back.
Here, 'задержать' indicates 'to hold back' or 'to stop temporarily', describing a momentary physical or situational intervention.
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