перегинати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From перегну́ти (perehnúty) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Belarusian перагіна́ць (pjerahinácʹ), Polish przeginać, Russian перегиба́ть (peregibátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pereɦeˈnate]

Verb

перегина́ти • (perehynátyimpf (perfective перегну́ти)

  1. (transitive) to fold over
  2. (transitive) to bend, to bend over
  3. (transitive) to overbend (to bend to excess; to bend farther than the desired or intended amount)
  4. (transitive) to cross (to go from one side of (something) to the other)
  5. (intransitive, figuratively, colloquial) to go too far, to overdo it
    перегина́ти па́лицю / па́лкуperehynáty pálycju / pálkuto go too far, to overdo it

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • переги́н m (perehýn)
  • перегина́ння n (perehynánnja)
  • перегина́тися impf (perehynátysja)

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