соображать

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Russian

Etymology

сообрази́ть (soobrazítʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

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  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: собража́ть) (colloquial, casual speech)

Verb

сообража́ть (soobražátʹimpf (perfective сообрази́ть)

  1. to consider, to ponder (over), to think (over / out); to weigh, to weigh the pros and the cons
    • 1905, Фёдор Сологуб , chapter XVIII, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:
      Передо́нов возвраща́лся с одно́й из учени́ческих кварти́р. Внеза́пно он был засти́гнут ме́лким дождём. Стал сообража́ть, куда́ бы зайти́, что́бы не гнои́ть на дожде́ но́вого шёлкового зо́нтика.
      Peredónov vozvraščálsja s odnój iz učeníčeskix kvartír. Vnezápno on byl zastígnut mélkim doždjóm. Stal soobražátʹ, kudá by zajtí, štóby ne gnoítʹ na doždé nóvovo šólkovovo zóntika.
      Peredonov was returning from the lodgings of one of his pupils. Quite suddenly he was caught in a drizzling rain. He tried to think where he could shelter for a while, so as not to spoil his new silk umbrella in the rain.
  2. to understand, to grasp, to guess, to figure out
  3. (colloquial) to prepare (food), to cook
    Ма́ма на ско́рую ру́ку сообрази́ла обе́д.
    Máma na skóruju rúku soobrazíla obéd.
    Mum quickly prepared lunch.

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