уступить

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Russian

Etymology

у- (u-) +‎ ступи́ть (stupítʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

уступи́ть (ustupítʹpf (imperfective уступа́ть) (object in the accusative case, receiver in the dative case)

  1. to cede
  2. to let have
    Я вам уступлю́ кни́гу рубле́й за две́стиJa vam ustupljú knígu rubléj za dvéstiI’ll let you have the book for around two hundred roubles.
  3. to yield
  4. to be inferior to (+ dative case)
    Он никому́ не усту́пит в э́том отноше́нииOn nikomú ne ustúpit v étom otnošéniiHe is second to none in this regard.
  5. to sell
  6. to discount, to abate
    Они́ не усту́пят ни копе́йки!Oní ne ustúpjat ni kopéjki!They won’t take one cent less!

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “уступить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress