переступати

From пере- (pere-) +‎ ступа́ти (stupáty). Compare Russian переступа́ть (perestupátʹ), Belarusian пераступа́ць (pjerastupácʹ).

• IPA^(key): [perestʊˈpate]

переступа́ти • (perestupáty) impf (perfective переступи́ти)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to step across, to step over, to cross

   Synonym: перехо́дити impf (perexódyty)

   переступа́ти порі́г ― perestupáty poríh ― to cross a threshold

2. (transitive, figuratively) to get over (:difficulties)
3. (intransitive) to step (from one place to another)

   переступа́ти з ноги́ на но́гу ― perestupáty z nohý na nóhu ― to shift from foot to foot

4. (transitive, literally or figuratively) to bestride, to block, to step athwart (step across so as to obstruct)

   переступа́ти доро́гу кому́сь ― perestupáty doróhu komúsʹ ― to block somebody's way

   переступа́ти шлях кому́сь ― perestupáty šljax komúsʹ ― to block somebody's path/way

5. (transitive, figuratively) to overstep, to transgress, to violate (:law, norm, rule, etc.)

   Synonym: пору́шувати impf (porúšuvaty)

6. (transitive, figuratively) to cross (:limit, line, threshold, etc.)

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• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “переступати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2021), “переступати”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 12 (п – підку́рювач), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “переступати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “переступати”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “переступати”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “переступати”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)