перестать

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Russian

Etymology

пере- (pere-) +‎ стать (statʹ)

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Verb

переста́ть (perestátʹpf (imperfective перестава́ть)

  1. to stop, to cease, to quit
    Synonym: прекрати́ть (prekratítʹ)
    Переста́нь боя́ться своего́ отца́!Perestánʹ bojátʹsja svojevó otcá!Stop being afraid of your father!

Conjugation

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Verb

переста́ть (perestátʹ)

  1. short infinitive of переста́ти (perestáty)