No. 14,395 in Russian
отпустить
"To let go" or "to release."
In a sentence
Мне пришлось отпустить его, несмотря на мои чувства.
I had to let him go, despite my feelings.
In this sentence, 'отпустить' is used figuratively to mean letting someone go emotionally or in relational terms.
Я отпустил веревку, и воздушный шар улетел.
I let go of the rope, and the balloon flew away.
Here, 'отпустить' is used literally to mean releasing a physical object held by hand.
Ради достижения спокойствия, я решил отпустить прошлое.
For the sake of achieving peace, I decided to let go of the past.
In this example, 'отпустить' is used abstractly to mean freeing oneself from lingering thoughts or emotions about the past.
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