відступити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From від- (vid-) +‎ ступи́ти (stupýty). Compare Russian отступи́ть (otstupítʹ), Belarusian адступі́ць (adstupícʹ), Polish odstąpić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲid͡zstʊˈpɪte]
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Verb

відступи́ти • (vidstupýtypf (imperfective відступа́ти)

  1. (intransitive, literally) to back away, to back off, to step away, to step back, to withdraw
  2. (intransitive, by extension) to recede, to retreat (move back; become less extensive)
  3. (intransitive, military) to retreat, to fall back, to pull back, to withdraw
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to back down (withdraw from a commitment or position)
  5. (intransitive, figuratively) to depart, to deviate, to digress (from a law, norm, rule, theme, etc.)
  6. (intransitive) to be set back (leave free space next to it)
  7. (transitive) to cede (:property or right to somebody)

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