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# ru

fragment / abbreviation (ru, .ru, RU)

«ru» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. .ru is the internet ending (domain) for websites from Russia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ru/#m1)
2. RU or ru is the short code for Russia or the Russian language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ru/#m2)
3. It is a fragment, not a word on its own. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ru/#m3)

### In the lessons

In computing and online safety lessons, domain endings like .ru, .uk and .com tell where a site is from; check unknown links before clicking. Phrases: a .ru website.

### Examples

- The website ended in .ru. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ru/#x1)
- RU is the code for Russia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ru/#x2)
- «ru» is the code for the Russian language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ru/#x3)
- Check unknown websites before you open them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ru/#x4)
- .uk is for the United Kingdom and .ru for Russia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ru/#x5)
- On the language menu, RU means Russian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ru/#x6)

### Note

Not an English word; an abbreviation. Usually read out as letters «R U» or «dot R U». «R u» in texting also means «are you» (slang).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ru» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ru/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ru» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ru.html) on Mova free.