упускати

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊpʊˈskate]
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Etymology 1

From у- (u-) +‎ пуска́ти (puskáty). Compare Russian упуска́ть (upuskátʹ), Belarusian упуска́ць (upuskácʹ), Polish upuszczać.

Verb

упуска́ти • (upuskátyimpf (perfective упусти́ти) (transitive)

  1. to drop, to let go of
  2. to let slip away
  3. to miss (to fail to achieve or attain: chance, opportunity, etc.)
  4. to overlook
Usage notes
  • The forms упуска́ти (upuskáty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and впуска́ти (vpuskáty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Conjugation
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • упуска́ння n (upuskánnja)
  • упуска́тися impf (upuskátysja)

Etymology 2

From у- (u-) +‎ (в)пуска́ти ((v)puskáty).

Verb

упуска́ти • (upuskátyimpf (perfective упусти́ти)

  1. (transitive) alternative form of впуска́ти impf (vpuskáty, to let in, to admit, to allow in; to drop in; to stick in)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • упуска́ння n (upuskánnja)
  • упуска́тися impf (upuskátysja)

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