перегнути

Ukrainian

Etymology

From пере- (pere-) +‎ гну́ти (hnúty). Compare Belarusian перагну́ць (pjerahnúcʹ), Polish przegiąć, Russian перегну́ть (peregnútʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pereɦˈnute]

Verb

перегну́ти • (perehnútypf (imperfective перегина́ти)

  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
    перегну́ти па́лицю / па́лкуperehnúty pálycju / pálkuto go too far, to overdo it

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • перегну́тися pf (perehnútysja)
  • переги́н m (perehýn)

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