відганяти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From від- (vid-) +‎ ганя́ти (hanjáty). Compare Russian отгоня́ть (otgonjátʹ), Belarusian адганя́ць (adhanjácʹ), Polish odganiać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidɦɐˈnʲate]

Verb

відганя́ти • (vidhanjátyimpf (perfective відігна́ти) (transitive)

  1. to drive away, to chase away, to drive off, to chase off (force to leave)
  2. (figuratively) to drive away, to chase away, to banish (:thought, feeling, etc.)
  3. to drive (:livestock somewhere)
  4. to distil off (UK), to distill off (US)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (all senses): відго́нити impf (vidhónyty) (rare)

Derived terms

  • відганя́ння n (vidhanjánnja)
  • відганя́тися impf (vidhanjátysja)

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