покатить

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ кати́ть (katítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəkɐˈtʲitʲ]

Verb

покати́ть • (pokatítʹpf (imperfective кати́ть)

  1. to roll, to push (some object with wheels)
    покати́ть бо́чкуpokatítʹ bóčkuturn in, blow the whistle
  2. (colloquial) to drive (quickly)
  3. (a car etc.) to bowl along

Usage notes

  • The imperfective verb кати́ть (katítʹ) with corresponding perfective покати́ть (pokatítʹ) is a unidirectional verb. Its multidirectional counterpart is ката́ть (katátʹ).

Conjugation