відступити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From від- (vid-) + ступи́ти (stupýty). Compare Russian отступи́ть (otstupítʹ), Belarusian адступі́ць (adstupícʹ), Polish odstąpić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲid͡zstʊˈpɪte]
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Verb

відступи́ти (vidstupýty) pf (imperfective відступа́ти)

  1. (intransitive, literally) to back away, to back off, to step away, to step back, to withdraw
  2. (intransitive, by extension) to recede, to retreat (move back; become less extensive)
  3. (intransitive, military) to retreat, to fall back, to pull back, to withdraw
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to back down (withdraw from a commitment or position)
  5. (intransitive, figuratively) to depart, to deviate, to digress (from a law, norm, rule, theme, etc.)
  6. (intransitive) to be set back (leave free space next to it)
  7. (transitive) to cede (:property or right to somebody)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ві́дступ m (vídstup)
  • відступи́тися pf (vidstupýtysja)
  • відсту́плення n (vidstúplennja)
  • відступни́й (vidstupnýj)
  • відсту́пний (vidstúpnyj)
  • відсту́пник m (vidstúpnyk), відсту́пниця f (vidstúpnycja)
  • відсту́пництво n (vidstúpnyctvo)
  • відсту́пницький (vidstúpnycʹkyj)

Further reading

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