gąsti

Lithuanian

Etymology

From an earlier *gand-stu, a formation from gandė́tis (“to fear”).

Verb

gą̃sti (third-person present tense gą̃sta, third-person past tense gañdo)

1. (uncommon) to suddenly panic and get scared, feel fear, be afraid

Usage notes

Rare in modern usage by itself. Usually used in one of its prefixed forms, made up of a prefix + -si-.

Declension

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Derived terms

• apgą̃sti
• išgą̃sti
• pérsigąsti (“to be frightened”)