бросать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brъsati.

Compare typologically English throw (<< Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-, whence also тере́ть (terétʹ), Latin terō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brɐˈsatʲ]
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Verb

броса́ть • (brosátʹimpf (perfective бро́сить)

  1. to throw, to drop
    Я на́чал броса́ть мяч.
    Ja náčal brosátʹ mjač.
    I started to throw the ball.
  2. to send urgently
  3. to abandon, to forsake
  4. to give up, to quit, to leave off
  5. to jilt

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