Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From під- (pid-) +‎ нести́ (nestý). Compare Russian поднести́ (podnestí), Belarusian падне́сці (padnjésci), Polish podnieść.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pʲidneˈstɪ]
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Verb edit

піднести́ (pidnestýpf (imperfective підно́сити) (transitive)

  1. to bring, to bring up, to carry up
  2. to lift, to lift up, to raise, to raise up (elevate to a higher position)
  3. to offer, to present (:drink, food, gift)
  4. to exalt
  5. to elevate, to raise (:authority, prestige)
  6. to make stand out
  7. to heighten, to raise (increase, intensify)
  8. to promote
  9. to elate, to lift up, to raise the spirits of, to uplift (emotionally)
  10. to raise (:call, cry)
  11. (arithmetic) to raise
    піднести́ число́ до сте́пеняpidnestý čysló do stépenjato raise a number to a power, to exponentiate
    піднести́ число́ до квадра́таpidnestý čysló do kvadrátato square a number (literally, “to raise to the square”)

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