No. 15,897 in Russian
пропускать
To miss, skip, or let pass.
In a sentence
Она решила пропускать занятия задолго до экзаменов.
She decided to skip classes well before exams.
In this sentence, 'пропускать' means 'to skip' and is used to express the action of missing classes intentionally.
Пропускать такую возможность было бы глупо.
It would be foolish to miss such an opportunity.
Here, 'пропускать' is used in the sense of 'to miss' and implies neglecting to take advantage of an opportunity offered.
Он начал пропускать воду через фильтр.
He started letting water pass through the filter.
In this instance, 'пропускать' means 'to let through' and describes the action of allowing the water to pass through the filter.
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