лестити
/[ˈɫɛstete] | [ɫeˈstɪte]/
Ukrainianverb
Definitions
- 1.to flatter, to adulate, to stroke someone's ego (to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win their favor)
- 2.to flatter, to compliment (to pay a compliment to someone)
- 3.to flatter, to please, to stroke someone's ego (to make someone feel pleased; to appeal to someone's vanity)
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- ле́ститися
- ле́стощі
- ле́щення
- вле́стити
- вле́щувати
- влеща́ти
- вле́ститися
- вле́щуватися
- влеща́тися
- обле́стити
Synonyms
- підли́зуватися
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian льстити (lʹstiti), from Old East Slavic льстити, лестити (lĭstiti, lestiti), from Proto-Slavic *lьstiti. By surface analysis, (archaic or rare) лесть (lestʹ) + -ити (-yty).
Forms
- ле́ститиcanonical
- лести́тиcanonical • imperfective
- léstytyromanization
- lestýtyromanization
- ле́ститиimperfective • infinitive
- ле́ститьimperfective • infinitive
- -active • imperfective • present
- -active • imperfective • past
- -imperfective • passive • present
- ле́щенийimperfective • passive • past
- impersonal: ле́щеноimperfective • passive • past
- ле́стячиadverbial • imperfective • present
- ле́стившиadverbial • imperfective • past
- ле́щуfirst-person • imperfective • present • singular
- бу́ду ле́ститиfirst-person • future • imperfective • singular
- бу́ду ле́ститьfirst-person • future • imperfective • singular
- ле́ститимуfirst-person • future • imperfective • singular
- ле́стишimperfective • present • second-person • singular
- бу́деш ле́ститиfuture • imperfective • second-person • singular
- бу́деш ле́ститьfuture • imperfective • second-person • singular
- ле́ститимешfuture • imperfective • second-person • singular
- ле́ститьimperfective • present • singular • third-person
- бу́де ле́ститиfuture • imperfective • singular • third-person
- бу́де ле́ститьfuture • imperfective • singular • third-person
- ле́ститимеfuture • imperfective • singular • third-person
- ле́стимfirst-person • imperfective • plural • present
- ле́стимоfirst-person • imperfective • plural • present
- бу́демо ле́ститиfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
- бу́демо ле́ститьfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
- ле́ститимемоfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
- ле́ститимемfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
- ле́ститеimperfective • plural • present • second-person
- бу́дете ле́ститиfuture • imperfective • plural • second-person
- бу́дете ле́ститьfuture • imperfective • plural • second-person
- ле́ститиметеfuture • imperfective • plural • second-person
- ле́стятьimperfective • plural • present • third-person
- бу́дуть ле́ститиfuture • imperfective • plural • third-person
- бу́дуть ле́ститьfuture • imperfective • plural • third-person
- ле́ститимутьfuture • imperfective • plural • third-person
- -first-person • imperative • singular
- ле́стьмоfirst-person • imperative • plural
- лестьimperative • second-person • singular
- ле́стьтеimperative • plural • second-person
- ле́стивmasculine • past • singular
- ле́стилиmasculine • past • plural
- ле́стилаfeminine • past • singular
- ле́стилиfeminine • past • plural
- ле́стилоneuter • past • singular
- ле́стилиneuter • past • plural
- лести́тиimperfective • infinitive
- лести́тьimperfective • infinitive
- леще́нийimperfective • passive • past
- impersonal: леще́ноimperfective • passive • past
- лестячи́adverbial • imperfective • present
- лести́вшиadverbial • imperfective • past
- лещу́first-person • imperfective • present • singular
- бу́ду лести́тиfirst-person • future • imperfective • singular
- бу́ду лести́тьfirst-person • future • imperfective • singular
- лести́тимуfirst-person • future • imperfective • singular
- лести́шimperfective • present • second-person • singular
- бу́деш лести́тиfuture • imperfective • second-person • singular
- бу́деш лести́тьfuture • imperfective • second-person • singular
- лести́тимешfuture • imperfective • second-person • singular
- лести́тьimperfective • present • singular • third-person
- бу́де лести́тиfuture • imperfective • singular • third-person
- бу́де лести́тьfuture • imperfective • singular • third-person
- лести́тимеfuture • imperfective • singular • third-person
- лести́мfirst-person • imperfective • plural • present
- лестимо́first-person • imperfective • plural • present
- бу́демо лести́тиfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
- бу́демо лести́тьfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
- лести́тимемоfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
- лести́тимемfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
- лестите́imperfective • plural • present • second-person
- бу́дете лести́тиfuture • imperfective • plural • second-person
- бу́дете лести́тьfuture • imperfective • plural • second-person
- лести́тиметеfuture • imperfective • plural • second-person
- лестя́тьimperfective • plural • present • third-person
- бу́дуть лести́тиfuture • imperfective • plural • third-person
- бу́дуть лести́тьfuture • imperfective • plural • third-person
- лести́тимутьfuture • imperfective • plural • third-person
- лесті́мfirst-person • imperative • plural
- лесті́моfirst-person • imperative • plural
- лести́imperative • second-person • singular
- лесті́тьimperative • plural • second-person
- лести́вmasculine • past • singular
- лести́лиmasculine • past • plural
- лести́лаfeminine • past • singular
- лести́лиfeminine • past • plural
- лести́лоneuter • past • singular
- лести́лиneuter • past • plural
Conjugation
Infinitive:ле́стити, ле́стить, лести́ти, лести́ть
| I | ле́щу, лещу́ |
| you (sg) | ле́стиш, лести́ш |
| he/she/it | ле́стить, лести́ть |
| we | ле́стим, ле́стимо, лести́м, лестимо́ |
| you (pl) | ле́стите, лестите́ |
| they | ле́стять, лестя́ть |
I
ле́щу, лещу́
you (sg)
ле́стиш, лести́ш
he/she/it
ле́стить, лести́ть
we
ле́стим, ле́стимо, лести́м, лестимо́
you (pl)
ле́стите, лестите́
they
ле́стять, лестя́ть
Other Forms
gerund:ле́стячи, ле́стивши, лестячи́, лести́вши