предстоять

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word предстоять. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word предстоять, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say предстоять in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word предстоять you have here. The definition of the word предстоять will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofпредстоять, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣдъстоꙗти (prědŭstojati). By surface analysis, пред- (pred-) +‎ стоя́ть (stojátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

предстоя́ть (predstojátʹimpf (no perfective form)

  1. to lie ahead, to be at hand, to be in the offing
    Нам предстои́т холо́дная зима́Nam predstoít xolódnaja zimáWe are in for a cold winter
  2. to have to do something in the future
    Мне предстои́т пое́хать туда́Mne predstoít pojéxatʹ tudáI shall have to go there

Conjugation