No. 716 in Russian
мер
Mayor.
In a sentence
Мэр города открыл новый парк.
The mayor of the city opened a new park.
Here, 'Мэр' means 'mayor', describing a person in charge of a city's administration.
Для достижения наших целей необходимо принять ряд мер.
To achieve our goals, it is necessary to take a number of measures.
In this sentence, 'мер' is the genitive plural of 'мера', meaning 'measures' or 'actions' to address a situation.
Шахматная партия потребовала много мер предосторожности.
The chess match required many precautions.
Here, 'мер' is again the genitive plural of 'мера', used to denote actions or steps taken as precautions in this context.
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