відстати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From від- (vid-) +‎ ста́ти (státy). Compare Russian отста́ть (otstátʹ), Belarusian адста́ць (adstácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲid͡zˈstate]
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Verb

відста́ти • (vidstátypf (imperfective відстава́ти) (intransitive, + від + genitive)

  1. to fall away (become detached)
  2. to fall behind, to lag, to lag behind (fail to keep up with)
  3. to be left behind
  4. to fall behind, to lag, to lag behind, to trail behind (be progressively below average in performance)
  5. (colloquial) to break off (end a relationship)
  6. (colloquial) to leave alone, to let alone, to stop annoying

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