уступить

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Russian

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Etymology

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у- (u-) +‎ ступи́ть (stupítʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊstʊˈpʲitʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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уступи́ть (ustupítʹpf (imperfective уступа́ть)

  1. to cede, to let have [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
    Я вам уступлю́ кни́гу рубле́й за две́стиJa vam ustupljú knígu rubléj za dvéstiI’ll let you have the book for around two hundred roubles.
  2. to yield [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
  3. to be inferior to [with dative ‘someone/something’]
    Он никому́ не усту́пит в э́том отноше́нииOn nikomú ne ustúpit v étom otnošéniiHe is second to none in this regard.
  4. to sell
  5. to discount, to abate
    Они́ не усту́пят ни копе́йки!Oní ne ustúpjat ni kopéjki!They won’t take one cent less!

Conjugation

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “уступить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress