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| Subject | Russian | English |
| Makarov. | он отставал от своих одноклассников | he couldn't keep up with the class |
| gen. | он отстаёт от своих одноклассников | he is behind other boys of his class (по успехам, развитию) |
| ed. | отставать от одноклассников | be behind one's grade level (An initial assessment showed that Luke was 10 months behind his grade level. ART Vancouver) |