Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stignǫti. Compare ста̀за.

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  • IPA(key): /stîɡnuti/
  • Hyphenation: сти‧гну‧ти

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сти̏гнути pf (Latin spelling stȉgnuti)

  1. (intransitive) to arrive, reach (to a destination or a goal)
  2. (transitive) to catch up, overtake (somebody or someone)
  3. (intransitive) to have time to finish or do something; to manage to do something (+infinitive)
    Не мислим да ћемо стићи све да обавимо у задатом року. — I don't think we'll manage to complete all the work in the given timelimit.

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Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈstɪɦnʊte]
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stignǫti. Cognate with Bulgarian сти́гна (stígna), Polish ścignąć, Czech stihnout.

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сти́гнути (stýhnutyimpf (intransitive)

  1. to ripen, to mature
    Synonyms: зрі́ти (zríty), спі́ти (spíty)
  2. (figuratively) to come, to approach
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Etymology 2

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Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *stydnǫti or related to Lithuanian stū́gti (to harden, to stiffen). Cognate with Russian сты́нуть (stýnutʹ), Belarusian сты́гнуць (stýhnucʹ), Polish stygnąć.

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сти́гнути (stýhnutyimpf (intransitive)

  1. to cool
  2. to freeze solid
  3. to harden, to set, to solidify
  4. (figuratively) to freeze (become motionless)
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