відступати

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From від- (vid-) +‎ ступа́ти (stupáty). Compare Russian отступа́ть (otstupátʹ), Belarusian адступа́ць (adstupácʹ), Polish odstępować.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʋʲid͡zstʊˈpate]
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Verb

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відступа́ти (vidstupátyimpf (perfective відступи́ти)

  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)

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