летіти

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic летѣти (letěti), from Proto-Slavic *letěti. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lēk- (to hop).

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Verb

леті́ти (letítyimpf (perfective полеті́ти) (intransitive)

  1. to fly
  2. to fall
  3. (figurative) to hasten
  4. (figurative) to pass, to go by (of time)
  5. (figurative) to be carried back (of thoughts, feelings etc.)

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