представляти

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣдъставлꙗти (prědŭstavljati). By surface analysis, представл- (predstavl-) +‎ -я́ти (-játy). Compare Russian представля́ть (predstavljátʹ), Belarusian прадстаўля́ць (pradstaŭljácʹ), Polish przedstawiać.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pred͡zstɐu̯ˈlʲate]
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Verb edit

представля́ти (predstavljátyimpf (perfective предста́вити) (transitive)

  1. to introduce, to present (cause (someone) to be acquainted; bring into the presence of others)
    Synonym: знайо́мити impf (znajómyty)
  2. to represent (be a representative of)
    Synonym: репрезентува́ти impf (reprezentuváty)
  3. to present, to represent, to depict (render a representation of)
    Synonyms: відобража́ти impf (vidobražáty), змальо́вувати impf (zmalʹóvuvaty), зобража́ти impf (zobražáty), зобра́жувати impf (zobrážuvaty)
  4. to recommend, to put forward (:somebody for an official award)
    Synonyms: відрекомендо́вувати impf (vidrekomendóvuvaty), рекомендува́ти impf (rekomenduváty)

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