наштовхнутися

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From наштовхну́ти (naštovxnúty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian натолкну́ться (natolknútʹsja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nɐʃtɔu̯xˈnutesʲɐ]
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Verb

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наштовхну́тися (naštovxnútysjapf (imperfective нашто́вхуватися) [with на (na, + accusative)]

  1. (literally) to bump into (to collide with)
  2. (by extension) to bump into, to come across, to run into, to stumble upon (meet or find by chance)
  3. (figuratively) to encounter, to hit up against, to run up against, to meet with, to be confronted (with) (difficulties, obstruction, opposition, resistance, etc.)

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