No. 3,309 in Russian
очистить
"To clean" or "to clear."
In a sentence
Я очистил стол от пыли.
I cleaned the table from dust.
Here, 'очистить' is used in the sense of physically cleaning or removing unwanted material from a surface, specifically dust from the table.
Ему пришлось очистить файл от ошибок.
He had to clear the file of errors.
In this case, 'очистить' is applied figuratively to signify correcting or purging undesirable elements, such as errors from a file.
Очистить воду для питья можно с помощью фильтра.
Water for drinking can be purified using a filter.
Here, 'очистить' refers to purifying or making a substance clean or suitable for use, specifically purifying water.
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