наступить

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Russian

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ ступи́ть (stupítʹ)

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Verb

наступи́ть (nastupítʹpf (imperfective наступа́ть)

  1. to tread, to step on
    Осторо́жно, не наступи́ на котёнка.
    Ostoróžno, ne nastupí na kotjónka.
    Be careful not to step on the kitten.
  2. to come, to begin, to set in
    Наступи́ла весна́.
    Nastupíla vesná.
    Spring has come.
  3. (this perfective form is rarely in this sense) to attack, to advance, to be on the offensive

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