спуститися

Ukrainian

Etymology

From спусти́ти (spustýty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian спусти́ться (spustítʹsja), Belarusian спусці́цца (spuscícca), Polish spuścić się, Czech spustit se.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spʊˈstɪtesʲɐ]
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Verb

спусти́тися • (spustýtysjapf (imperfective спуска́тися)

  1. to descend, to go down, to come down (to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)
    спусти́тися в підва́л / в ша́хтуspustýtysja v pidvál / v šáxtuto go down into the basement / into the mine
    спусти́тися схо́дами / по схо́дахspustýtysja sxódamy / po sxódaxto go down the stairs, to go downstairs
    спусти́тися з небе́с на зе́млю (idiomatic)spustýtysja z nebés na zémljuto come down to earth
  2. (figuratively) to descend [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to something’] (to come down to a humbler or less fortunate, or a worse or less virtuous, rank or state; to abase or lower oneself)
  3. (figuratively) to condescend, to stoop [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to something’ or до то́го, щоб (do tóho, ščob, + verb) ‘to do something’] (to come down from a superior position and do something)
  4. (figuratively) to descend, to fall (of darkness, dusk, mist, night, etc.: to settle upon and start to affect a person or place)
  5. to hang down (of hair, hand, etc.)
  6. to go downstream
  7. (figuratively, colloquial) to rely on, to count on [with на (na, + accusative)]
    Synonym: покла́стися pf (poklástysja)
  8. (agriculture, of livestock) to mate [with з (z, + instrumental) ‘with’]
    Synonym: злучи́тися pf (zlučýtysja)
  9. passive of спусти́ти pf (spustýty)

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