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про-

/[prɔ ] | [prɔ ] | [ˈprɔ ]/
Ukrainianprefix

Definitions

  1. 1.
    through, past (describing an action of passing through a space or an object)
    • про- (pro-) + йти́ impf (jtý, “to go”) → пройти́ pf (projtý, “to go through, to pass by”)

    • про- (pro-) + ступа́ти impf (stupáty, “to tread, step”) → проступа́ти pf (prostupáty, “to exude, ooze (in a metaphorical sense)”)

  2. 2.
    describing an action of covering a whole object
    • про- (pro-) + вакцинувати impf (vakcynuvaty, “to vaccinate”) → провакцинувати pf (provakcynuvaty, “to cover with vaccination completely”)

  3. 3.
    describing an action of passing by an entity and moving further from an entity
    • про- (pro-) + пусти́ти pf (pustýty, “to let”) → пропусти́ти pf (propustýty, “to let pass through”)

  4. 4.
    describing an action that entails completeness, exhaustiveness, or accuracy
    • про- (pro-) + аналізувати impf (analizuvaty, “to analyze (in a form of researching)”) → проаналізувати pf (proanalizuvaty, “to analyze thoroughly”)

  5. 5.
    describing a momentary action with a short duration
    • про- (pro-) + кричати impf (kryčaty, “to squeal”) → прокричати pf (prokryčaty, “to squeal (momentarily for a short time)”)

  6. 6.
    describing an action that lasts for a certain period of time
    • про- (pro-) + чекати impf (čekaty, “to wait”) → прочекати pf (pročekaty, “to wait (for a while, for some time)”)

    • про- (pro-) + працювати impf (pracjuvaty, “to work”) → пропрацювати pf (propracjuvaty, “to work (for a while, for some time)”)

    • про- (pro-) + сидіти impf (sydity, “to sit”) → просидіти pf (prosydity, “to sit (for a while, for some time)”)

  7. 7.
    describing an action that describes losses, expenses, wasting, or forgetting
    • про- (pro-) + строк (strok, “period, term”) + -ити (-yty) → простро́чити pf (prostróčyty, “to expire (time-wise, as time for doing something is lost)”)

    • про- (pro-) + пасти impf (pasty, “to fall”) (figuratively) → пропа́сти pf (propásty, “to get lost”)

  8. 8.
    describing a state of being that is located between two entities or among more than two entities
    • про- (pro-) + між (miž, “between”) + -ок (-ok) → проміжок (promižok, “interval”)

  9. 9.
    describing an initial appearance or insufficiency of characteristics
    • про́- (pró-) + вулиця (vulycja, “street”) + -ок (-ok) → прову́лок (provúlok, “alley”)

  10. 10.
    describing an adeptness, sufficiency of characteristics: pro-

Synonyms & related words

Related words (1)

Etymology

From the Proto-Slavic *pro- prefix, from Proto-Slavic *pro.

Forms

  • pro-romanization

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