No. 11,748 in Russian
задерживали
"Задерживали" means "were detaining" or "were delaying."
In a sentence
Полиция задерживала нарушителей на демонстрации.
The police were detaining violators at the demonstration.
Imperfective verb in past tense, describing an ongoing action of detaining.
Мы задерживали дыхание, наблюдая за опасной сценой.
We were holding our breath, watching the dangerous scene.
Imperfective verb in past tense, describing an ongoing action of holding one's breath.
Из-за пробок мы задерживали начало мероприятия.
Due to traffic jams, we were postponing the start of the event.
Imperfective verb in past tense, describing an ongoing action of postponing.
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