стигнути

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stignǫti. Compare ста̀за.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stîɡnuti/
  • Hyphenation: сти‧гну‧ти

Verb

сти̏гнути pf (Latin spelling stȉgnuti)

  1. (intransitive) to arrive, reach (to a destination or a goal)
  2. (transitive) to catch up, overtake (somebody or someone)
  3. (intransitive) to have time to finish or do something; to manage to do something (+infinitive)
    Не мислим да ћемо стићи све да обавимо у задатом року. — I don't think we'll manage to complete all the work in the given timelimit.

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Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stignǫti. Cognate with Bulgarian сти́гна (stígna), Polish ścignąć, Czech stihnout.

Verb

сти́гнути (stýhnutyimpf (intransitive)

  1. to ripen, to mature
    Synonyms: зрі́ти (zríty), спі́ти (spíty)
  2. (figuratively) to come, to approach
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Etymology 2

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *stydnǫti or related to Lithuanian stū́gti (to harden, to stiffen). Cognate with Russian сты́нуть (stýnutʹ), Belarusian сты́гнуць (stýhnucʹ), Polish stygnąć.

Verb

сти́гнути (stýhnutyimpf (intransitive)

  1. to cool
  2. to freeze solid
  3. to harden, to set, to solidify
  4. (figuratively) to freeze (become motionless)
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