претить

Russian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic прѣтити (prětiti, to threaten), from Proto-Slavic *pertiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prʲɪˈtʲitʲ]

Verb

прети́ть (pretítʹ) impf

  1. (dated) to forbid, to ban
  2. (dated) to hinder, to oppose
    • Угождая Персам, благоразумно ли было претить Македонянам?
      Ugoždaja Persam, blagorazumno li bylo pretitʹ Makedonjanam?
      When pleasing the Persians, was it judicious to oppose the Macedonians?
  3. to sicken, disgust
    мне претит лестьmne pretit lestʹflattery disgusts/sickens me; I can't stand flattery
    • ему претило быть у неё на побегушкахjemu pretilo bytʹ u nejó na pobeguškaxhe was sick of being an errand boy for her

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), претить”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
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