Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To shelter; to hole up.

    укрытьсяukrytʹsja, спрятатьсяsprjatatʹsja

  2. (idiomatic, intransitive)To return or come back and rely on or upon.

Examples

15 sentences

  1. We took refuge behind a big tree.

    ruМы нашли убежище за большим деревом. — Lenin_1917

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  2. We took refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.

    ruМы укрылись от бури в ближайшем сарае. — odexed

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  3. Yanni took refuge in our village.

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  4. Layla took refuge at her parents' house.

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  5. Thousands of people took refuge in shelters.

    deTausende suchten in Notunterkünften Zuflucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
shelter, hole up:

Forms

takes refuge, taking refuge, took refuge, taken refuge
Base formtake refuge · to take refuge
3rd person singulartakes refuge
Present participletaking refuge
Past simpletook refuge
Past participletaken refuge

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake refuge
he, she, ittakes refuge

Past simpleLesson

all personstook refuge

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken refuge
he, she, ithas taken refuge

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take refuge

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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