"будто" meaning in Russian

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    {
      "form": "бу́дто",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "búdto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "бу́дто"
      },
      "expansion": "бу́дто • (búdto)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
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        },
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Some noise started, as if someone hammered an iron sheet.",
          "roman": "Podnjalsjá šum, búdto któ-to bil molotkóm po želéznomu listú.",
          "text": "Поднялся́ шум, бу́дто кто́-то бил молотко́м по желе́зному листу́.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as if, as though"
      ],
      "id": "en-будто-ru-conj-NfEdAeOw",
      "links": [
        [
          "as if",
          "as if"
        ],
        [
          "as though",
          "as though"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "как"
        },
        {
          "word": "как бу́дто"
        },
        {
          "word": "сло́вно"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
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        },
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They say he's gone abroad/overseas, apparently.",
          "roman": "Govorját, búdto on ujéxal za granícu.",
          "text": "Говоря́т, бу́дто он уе́хал за грани́цу.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "allegedly, apparently, that (with some uncertainty)"
      ],
      "id": "en-будто-ru-conj-N8msTXlw",
      "links": [
        [
          "allegedly",
          "allegedly"
        ],
        [
          "apparently",
          "apparently"
        ],
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbutːə]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "будто"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Russian 2-syllable words",
    "Russian conjunctions",
    "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Russian lemmas",
    "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "бу́дто",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "búdto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "бу́дто"
      },
      "expansion": "бу́дто • (búdto)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "conj",
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        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Some noise started, as if someone hammered an iron sheet.",
          "roman": "Podnjalsjá šum, búdto któ-to bil molotkóm po želéznomu listú.",
          "text": "Поднялся́ шум, бу́дто кто́-то бил молотко́м по желе́зному листу́.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as if, as though"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "as if",
          "as if"
        ],
        [
          "as though",
          "as though"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "как"
        },
        {
          "word": "как бу́дто"
        },
        {
          "word": "сло́вно"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "They say he's gone abroad/overseas, apparently.",
          "roman": "Govorját, búdto on ujéxal za granícu.",
          "text": "Говоря́т, бу́дто он уе́хал за грани́цу.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "allegedly, apparently, that (with some uncertainty)"
      ],
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        [
          "allegedly",
          "allegedly"
        ],
        [
          "apparently",
          "apparently"
        ],
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbutːə]"
    },
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  ],
  "word": "будто"
}