Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic рѣшити (rěšiti, to untie, absolve), from Proto-Slavic *rěšiti, from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (to twist, bend). Cognates include Ukrainian ріши́ти (rišýty), Belarusian рашы́ць (rašýcʹ), Serbo-Croatian решити, Czech řešit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rʲɪˈʂɨtʲ]
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Verb

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реши́ть (rešítʹpf (imperfective реша́ть)

  1. to solve, to settle
  2. to decide, to resolve, to make up one's mind, to determine

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “решить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress