бацити

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From older бачити, from Proto-Slavic *bačiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎːt͡siti/
  • Hyphenation: ба‧ци‧ти

Verb

ба́цити pf (Latin spelling báciti, imperfective ба̀цати)

  1. (transitive) to throw, cast (also figuratively)
    бацити коцкуto cast a die
    бацити бомбу наto drop a bomb on
    бацити погледto cast a glance
    бацити сумњуto cast doubt
    бацити с(ј)енкуto cast a shadow
    бацити св(ј)етлоto cast light, elucidate
    бацити рукавицуto throw down the gauntlet
    Баци то!Drop that!
  2. (transitive) to throw out, discard
    бацити смеће/ђубреto throw out the trash
  3. (reflexive) to throw oneself
    бацити се на земљуto fall to the ground, dive to the floor
    бацити се на посаоto devote oneself completely to a job
    бацити се на учењеto hit the books
    бацити се под влакto jump in front of the train
    бацити се некоме у загрљајto embrace somebody, to throw oneself in someone's arms
  4. (transitive, sports) to put the shot, throw (spear, discus etc.)
    бацити копљеto throw the javelin
    бацити дискto throw the discus
    бацити кладивоto throw the hammer
  5. idiomatic and figurative senses
    бацити бомбуto cause a sensation
    бацити у водуto discard; give up, waste (opportunity)
    бацити кривицу на некогаto place blame on somebody
    бацити некога у трошакto put somebody to expense
    бацити уље на ватруto add fuel to the fire
    бацити новчићto toss/flip a coin
    бацити п(иј)есак/прах/прашину) некоме у очиto deceive somebody
    Није за бацити.It's nothing to sneeze at.

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Further reading

  • бацити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • бацити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025