Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʍpɐˈdate]
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Etymology 1

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From в- (v-) +‎ па́сти (pásty). Compare Russian впа́сть (vpástʹ), Polish wpaść.

Verb

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впа́сти (vpástypf (imperfective впада́ти) (intransitive)

  1. (of a river, stream, etc.) to fall, to flow [with в (v) or у (u, + accusative) ‘into’]
    Synonym: вли́тися pf (vlýtysja)
    впа́сти в го́лову (кому́сь) (idiomatic)
    vpásty v hólovu (komúsʹ)
    to occur (to someone), to come to mind
    (literally, “to fall into the head”)
    впа́сти в о́ко (кому́сь) (idiomatic)
    vpásty v óko (komúsʹ)
    to catch the eye (of someone)
    (literally, “to fall into the eye”)
  2. (chiefly perfective, of cheeks, eyes, etc.) to sink in, to become hollow/sunken
  3. (figuratively) to fall, to lapse, to sink [with в (v) or у (u, + accusative) ‘into (a condition)’]
    впа́сти в ро́зпачvpásty v rózpačto fall into despair
    впа́сти в гріхvpásty v hrixto fall into sin
    впа́сти в заду́муvpásty v zadúmuto fall into a reverie
    впа́сти в па́нікуvpásty v pánikuto fall into a panic
    впа́сти в кра́йнощіvpásty v krájnoščito go to extremes
    впа́сти в дити́нствоvpásty v dytýnstvoto enter one's second childhood, to enter one's dotage
    впа́сти в мара́змvpásty v marázmto become senile, to enter one's dotage
Conjugation
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  1. ^ past active participle used exclusively in the sense 'sunken'.
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Etymology 2

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From в- (v-) +‎ (у)па́сти ((u)pásty). Compare Russian упа́сть (upástʹ), Polish upaść.

Verb

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впа́сти (vpástypf

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of упа́сти pf (upásty, to fall, to fall down, to drop)
Usage notes
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  • The forms впа́сти (vpásty) (used after vowels) and упа́сти (upásty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
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Etymology 3

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From в- (v-) +‎ (у)па́сти ((u)pásty). Compare Polish upaść.

Verb

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впа́сти (vpástypf

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of упа́сти pf (upásty, to graze plentifully/to their fill, to fatten up (livestock))
Usage notes
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  • The forms впа́сти (vpásty) (used after vowels) and упа́сти (upásty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
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