відкинути

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From від- (vid-) +‎ ки́нути (kýnuty). Compare Russian отки́нуть (otkínutʹ), Belarusian адкі́нуць (adkínucʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidˈkɪnʊte]
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Verb edit

відки́нути (vidkýnutypf (imperfective відкида́ти) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to throw off, to throw away, to cast off, to cast away
    відки́нути вбікvidkýnuty vbikto throw aside
    відки́нути наза́дvidkýnuty nazádto throw back
  2. (literally) to push away, to push back
    Synonym: відштовхну́ти pf (vidštovxnúty)
  3. (by extension, military) to drive back, to push back, to repel, to repulse (:enemy force)
  4. (figuratively) to push away, to reject (alienate from oneself; refuse intimacy with)
  5. (figuratively) to discard, to dismiss, to reject (refuse to accept: accusation, doubt, idea, notion, possibility, rumour, etc.)
  6. (figuratively) to reject, to turn down (refuse to accept: candidacy, candidate)
  7. (figuratively) to cast aside (:feeling)

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