с ходу
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Russian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- схо́ду (sxódu) — similarly common in this sense but erroneous; actually the dative singular of сход (sxod)
Etymology[edit]
Univerbation of с (s, “off (of)”) + хо́ду (xódu, “course, motion”, in the partitive case).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- (about something being successfully done) immediately, instantly, right away, on the spot, off the bat, off the top, off the cuff, on the first attempt
- Synonym: сра́зу (srázu)
- Я с хо́ду могу́ во́семь вспо́мнить. ― Ja s xódu mogú vósemʹ vspómnitʹ. ― I can think of eight off the bat.
- on the way, along the way, in stride, on the move, on the go (in the course of moving somewhere)
- Synonyms: на ходу́ (na xodú), в движе́нии (v dvižénii)
- Проти́вник пыта́лся захвати́ть го́род с хо́ду. ― Protívnik pytálsja zaxvatítʹ górod s xódu. ― The enemy attempted to seize the city on the move.