відмовити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From від- (vid-) +‎ мо́вити (móvyty). Compare Belarusian адмо́віць (admóvicʹ), Polish odmówić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidˈmɔʋete]
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Verb

відмо́вити • (vidmóvytypf (imperfective відмовля́ти)

  1. to refuse, to deny (:somebody something — кому́сь (dative) + infinitive or у/в + locative)
  2. to rebuff, to reject, to turn down (:somebody — кому́сь (dative))
  3. to dissuade, to talk out of
    Synonym: відра́дити pf (vidrádyty)
  4. to fail, to give out, to stop working

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