пере-

Definitions

1. 1.
   over, over again (describing an action of moving by overcoming one or more obstacles)

   • пере- (pere-) + летіти impf (letity, “to fly”) → перелеті́ти pf (pereletíty, “to fly (by avoiding unpleasant factors such as bad weathers, falling objects, etc.; as one of its meanings)”)

2. 2.
   across, trans- (describing an action of moving to a different place)

   • пере- (pere-) + йти́ impf (jtý, “to go”) → перейти́ pf (perejtý, “to cross”)

3. 3.
   too much (describing an action of resulting something excessive)

   • пере- (pere-) + вари́ти impf (varýty, “to boil, to cook”) → перевари́ти pf (perevarýty, “to overcook”)

4. 4.
   extremely (describing an action of doing something much more extreme than an average action)

   • пере- (pere-) + крича́ти impf (kryčáty, “to shout”) → перекрича́ти pf (perekryčáty, “to shout down (i.e. shouting much louder than someone)”)

5. 5.
   re- (describing a repeating action)

   • пере- (pere-) + читати impf (čytaty, “to read”) → перечитати pf (perečytaty, “to reread”)

6. 6.
   describing an alternating or exchanging action

   • пере- (pere-) + вдяга́ти impf (vdjaháty, “to dress”) + -ся (-sja, reciprocal suffix) → перевдяга́тися impf (perevdjahátysja, “to change dresses”)

7. 7.
   describing a consequence of a completed action that affects many entities of a group

   • пере- (pere-) + би́ти impf (býty, “to shoot”) → переби́ти pf (perebýty, “to shoot (many targets)”)

8. 8.
   describing a destructed state of an entity, usually by cutting or tearing with tools or tool-like implements

   • пере- (pere-) + рі́зати impf (rízaty, “to cut up”) → перері́зати pf (pererízaty, “to cut up many times with a sharp tool”) (also implying a meaning related to slaughtering and killing)

   • пере- (pere-) + куса́ти impf (kusáty, “to bite”) (rare) → перекуси́ти pf (perekusýty, “to split something into two by biting”)

9. 9.
   colloquialdescribing a light action that is not done in full measure

   • пере- (pere-) + хватати impf (xvataty, “to eat”) (archaic) → перехвати́ти pf (perexvatýty, “to eat something quickly and less”)

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