подступить

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Russian

Etymology

под- (pod-) +‎ ступи́ть (stupítʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

подступи́ть (podstupítʹpf (imperfective подступа́ть)

  1. to approach, to come up (to)
    войска́ подступи́ли к го́родуvojská podstupíli k góroduthe troops approached (came close to) the town
  2. to come (to)
    слёзы подступи́ли к её глаза́мsljózy podstupíli k jejó glazámtears came to (welled up in) her eyes

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