See also: preci and přeci

Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From pre (before) + ìći (go).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /prêːt͡ɕi/
  • Hyphenation: pre‧ći

Verb

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prȇći pf (Cyrillic spelling пре̑ћи)

  1. (transitive) to cross, get across, get over, go over
    pr(ij)eći ulicuto cross the street
    prijeći Rubikon - cross the Rubicon
  2. (transitive) to exceed, cross, go over, surpass
  3. (transitive) to go over, glance through, browse (by reading, usually quickly)
  4. (transitive) to turn into, transform, go
  5. (transitive) to get onto, move on
  6. (transitive, colloquial) to trick, deceive, to cross someone
    Prešao si me!You fooled me!
  7. (intransitive) to paint, cover, smear with (+ instrumental)
    pr(ij)eći bojomto paint with colour

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