торопить

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *torpiti. Vasmer adduces Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō, “to turn”) (from the Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-), and possibly Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō) (Proto-Indo-European *terp-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tərɐˈpʲitʲ]
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Verb

торопи́ть • (toropítʹ) impf (perfective поторопи́ть)

  1. to hurry, to hasten, to precipitate, to rush
    Antonyms: сде́рживать (sdérživatʹ), остана́вливать (ostanávlivatʹ), тормози́ть (tormozítʹ)
    торопи́ть кого́-либо ― toropítʹ kovó-libo ― to hurry someone
    он торо́пит меня́ с оконча́нием рабо́ты ― on torópit menjá s okončánijem rabóty ― he is hurrying me to finish my work
    он торо́пит меня́ с отве́том ― on torópit menjá s otvétom ― he is hurrying/pressing me for an answer
    торопи́ть собы́тия ― toropítʹ sobýtija ― to rush things

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