відступити

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From від- (vid-) +‎ ступи́ти (stupýty). Compare Russian отступи́ть (otstupítʹ), Belarusian адступі́ць (adstupícʹ), Polish odstąpić.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲid͡zstʊˈpɪte]
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Verb edit

відступи́ти (vidstupýtypf (imperfective відступа́ти)

  1. (intransitive, literally) to back away, to back off, to step away, to step back, to withdraw
  2. (intransitive, by extension) to recede, to retreat (move back; become less extensive)
  3. (intransitive, military) to retreat, to fall back, to pull back, to withdraw
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to back down (withdraw from a commitment or position)
  5. (intransitive, figuratively) to depart, to deviate, to digress (from a law, norm, rule, theme, etc.)
  6. (intransitive) to be set back (leave free space next to it)
  7. (transitive) to cede (:property or right to somebody)

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