кидатися

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ки́дати (kýdaty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Belarusian кі́дацца (kídacca), Russian кида́ться (kidátʹsja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪdɐtesʲɐ]
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Verb

ки́датися • (kýdatysjaimpf (perfective ки́нутися)

  1. to rush, to dash (to move forward rapidly)
  2. to rush [with на (na, + accusative) ‘at’] (to make a swift or sudden attack)
  3. to throw oneself into [with до (do, + genitive) ‘into’ or infinitive ‘doing’] (to engage heartily in; to get fully involved in)
  4. to throw oneself, to cast oneself, to fling oneself (somewhere)
    ки́датися в безо́днюkýdatysja v bezódnjuto throw oneself into the abyss
    ки́датися в обі́ймиkýdatysja v obíjmyto throw oneself into (someone's) embrace/arms
    ки́датися в сльо́зи (idiomatic)kýdatysja v slʹózyto burst into tears
  5. to toss and turn
  6. (imperfective only, of the heart) to race (to beat faster)
  7. (of fish) to leap, to splash (out of the water)
  8. (imperfective only) to throw, to throw about [with instrumental ‘something’]
    ки́датися слова́ми (idiomatic)kýdatysja slovámyto throw words about

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