spět

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See also: spet and spēt

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vzpěti, zpěti, spěti, spieti, from Proto-Slavic *spěti.

Pronunciation

Verb

spět impf

  1. to move towards, to head for/towards, to approach
    Synonyms: chýlit se, blížit se, postupovat, směřovat, vyvíjet se
    Válka spěla ke konci.The war was coming to an end.
  2. (dated) to strive, to endeavour
    Synonyms: usilovat, snažit se

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Further reading

  • spěti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • spěti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • spět”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)