поступить

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ ступи́ть (stupítʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

поступи́ть (postupítʹpf (imperfective поступа́ть)

  1. to act, to behave, to do things (in a certain way)
    Почему́ ты так поступи́л?Počemú ty tak postupíl?Why did you do that? (literally, “Why did you act/behave/do things in that way?”)
  2. to treat (with), to deal (with), to handle
  3. to enter, to join, to matriculate
  4. to arrive, to come in, to be received, to be forthcoming

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