підскочити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From під- (pid-) +‎ ско́чити (skóčyty). Compare Russian подскочи́ть (podskočítʹ), Belarusian падско́чыць (padskóčycʹ), Polish podskoczyć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲid͡zˈskɔt͡ʃete]
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Verb

підско́чити • (pidskóčytypf (imperfective підска́кувати) (intransitive)

  1. to jump up
  2. to bounce, to bump (up and down)
  3. to jump (to react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to jump, to shoot up (to increase sharply)
    підско́чити до небе́сpidskóčyty do nebésto go sky-high, to skyrocket
  5. to bound up, to run up [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to’] (to move quickly with jumps (towards someone or something))
  6. (chiefly perfective, colloquial) to nip (make a quick journey somewhere)
  7. (perfective only, colloquial) to spring up (to appear suddenly)

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