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Russian word of the day: Упустить

Dec 04, 2017 (see all)
упусти́ть
[ u-pus-téet' ]
Verb , perfective
Often used with the Accusative
Imperfective - упуска́ть
to miss, to overlook, to let go / slip

Examples

  • Вы упусти́ли из ви́ду одну́ суще́ственную дета́ль.

    vy u-pus-tée-lee eez vée-du ad-nú su-schyést-veen-nu-yu dee-tál'

    You have overlooked one essential detail.

  • Что́бы ничего́ не упусти́ть, мы реши́ли соста́вить спи́сок.

    chtó-by nee-chee-vó nye u-pus-téet', my ree-shée-lee sas-tá-veet' spée-sak

    In order not to miss anything, we decided to make a list.

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Same stem words

пустосло́вие [pus-ta-sló-vee-ye] Noun , neuter
idle talk, twaddle

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