промовчати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From про- (pro-) +‎ мовча́ти (movčáty). Compare Russian промолча́ть (promolčátʹ), Belarusian прамаўча́ць (pramaŭčácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • промо́вчати: IPA(key): [prɔˈmɔu̯t͡ʃɐte]
  • Audio (nonstandard); промовча́ти (promovčáty):(file)

Verb

промо́вчати • (promóvčatypf (imperfective промо́вчувати)

  1. (transitive) to keep silent (about), to keep quiet about
  2. (intransitive) to keep silent, to keep quiet [with про (pro, + accusative) ‘about’]

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • промо́вча́нням n (promóvčánnjam)

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