запобігати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From за- (za-) + побі́гати (pobíhaty). Compare Polish zapobiegać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐpɔbʲiˈɦate]
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Verb

запобіга́ти • (zapobiháty) impf (perfective запобі́гти)

  1. (intransitive) to prevent, to forestall, to avert [+dative]
    Synonyms: відверта́ти (vidvertáty), перешкоджа́ти (pereškodžáty), заважа́ти (zavažáty)
  2. (intransitive) to curry favor, to ingratiate oneself (with), to wheedle, to fawn, to suck up (to) (+ пе́ред (péred))
    Synonym: підле́щуватися (pidléščuvatysja)

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