накрити

From на- (na-) +‎ кри́ти (krýty). Compare Russian накры́ть (nakrýtʹ), Belarusian накры́ць (nakrýcʹ), Polish nakryć.

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈkrɪte]

• Audio

  (file)

накри́ти • (nakrýty) pf (imperfective накрива́ти) (transitive)

1. to cover
2. to lay, to set (:table in preparation for a meal)

   накри́ти стіл ― nakrýty stil ― to lay the table, to set the table

   накри́ти на стіл ― nakrýty na stil ― to lay the table, to set the table

3. (military) to hit, to take out (:target from above with artillery fire or bombing)
4. (colloquial) to catch, to catch in the act, to nab (:wrongdoer)

   Synonyms: захопи́ти pf (zaxopýty), злови́ти pf (zlovýty), спійма́ти pf (spijmáty)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “накрити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2019), “накрити”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 10 (на́ступ – о́бміль), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “накрити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “накрити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “накрити”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “накрити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “накрити”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)