назустріч

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na) + зу́стріч (zústrič). Compare Belarusian насу́страч (nasústrač), Russian навстре́чу (navstréču).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈzustʲrʲit͡ʃ]
  • (file)

Adverb

назу́стріч • (nazústrič)

  1. coming in the opposite direction, heading towards (one) from the opposite direction

Preposition

назу́стріч • (nazústrič) (+ dative case)

  1. toward, towards
    піти́ назу́стріч кому́сь (idiomatic)pitý nazústrič komúsʹto meet somebody halfway
    Наста́в час зроби́ти пе́рший крок назу́стріч у́спіху.
    Nastáv čas zrobýty péršyj krok nazústrič úspixu.
    It is time to take the first step towards success.

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