відступити

From від- (vid-) +‎ ступи́ти (stupýty). Compare Russian отступи́ть (otstupítʹ), Belarusian адступі́ць (adstupícʹ), Polish odstąpić.

• IPA^(key): [ʋʲid͡zstʊˈpɪte]

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відступи́ти • (vidstupýty) pf (imperfective відступа́ти)

1. (intransitive, literally) to back away, to back off, to step away, to step back, to withdraw
2. (intransitive, by extension) to recede, to retreat (move back; become less extensive)
3. (intransitive, military) to retreat, to fall back, to pull back, to withdraw
4. (intransitive, figuratively) to back down (withdraw from a commitment or position)
5. (intransitive, figuratively) to depart, to deviate, to digress (from a law, norm, rule, theme, etc.)
6. (intransitive) to be set back (leave free space next to it)
7. (transitive) to cede (:property or right to somebody)

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• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “відступити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “відступити”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “відступити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “відступити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “відступити”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “відступити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “відступити”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)