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Czech
Etymology
From o- + přít.
Pronunciation
Verb
opřít pf (imperfective opírat)
- (transitive) to lean something
- Opřel kolo o stěnu a stáhl rukavice. ― He leaned his bike against the wall and pulled off his gloves.
- (reflexive with se) to lean against
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The verb opřít does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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opřev
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| feminine + neuter singular
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opřevši
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| plural
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opřevše
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Further reading
- “opříti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “opříti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “opřít”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)