No. 1,518 in Russian
подать
"Подать" means "to serve, submit, give, or hand over."
In a sentence
Я подал заявление на новую работу.
I submitted an application for a new job.
In this sentence, the word 'подать' is used to mean 'to submit' or 'to hand in', indicating the action of formally presenting a document.
Она попросила подать ей стакан воды.
She asked to hand her a glass of water.
Here, 'подать' means 'to hand' or 'to pass', referring to giving something to someone else.
Когда начался дождь, мы решили подать сигнал другим туристам.
When the rain started, we decided to signal to other tourists.
In this case, 'подать' signifies the action 'to signal' or 'to send a signal', conveying a warning or message.
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