підштовхувати

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From підштовх(ну́ти) (pidštovx(núty)) +‎ -увати (-uvaty).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [pʲid͡ʒʃˈtɔu̯xʊʋɐte]
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Verb[edit]

підшто́вхувати (pidštóvxuvatyimpf (perfective підштовхну́ти) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to nudge, to prod, to push (to exert slight pressure on)
  2. (figurative) to prod, to push, to urge (to encourage)
    Synonym: спонука́ти impf (sponukáty)

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