Meaning of ísť | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to walk, to go (to move by taking steps, of people or animals)
   imperfective, intransitive
2. to go, to travel, to ride (to move using a means of transport)
   imperfective, intransitive
3. to go (to move to a place with a specific purpose or goal)
   imperfective, intransitive
4. to go, to move (of objects or phenomena: to be in motion or be transferred)
   imperfective, intransitive
5. to come from, to emanate (to have an origin or spread in all directions)
   imperfective, intransitive
6. to work, to run, to function (of machines or things: to be in operation)
   imperfective, intransitive
7. to lead, to go (to be oriented or directed towards a place)
   imperfective, intransitive
8. to reach, to extend (to penetrate or reach a certain spatial or temporal limit)
   imperfective, intransitive
9. to go by, to pass (of time: to continue or flow continuously)
   imperfective, intransitive
10. to be possible, to work (to express the possibility of an action)
    imperfective, impersonal, intransitive
11. to become, to enter (to choose a profession, status, or role)
    imperfective, intransitive
12. to go well, to progress (to have success or results in an activity)
    imperfective, intransitive
13. to be a matter of, to be about (to concern someone or something; to be at stake)
    imperfective, impersonal, intransitive
14. to be coming, to approach (of an event or time: to be near)
    imperfective, intransitive
15. to be coming over, to onset (of a state: to start manifesting itself)
    imperfective, intransitive
16. to be about to (to express the imminent start of a state)
    auxiliary, imperfective, impersonal, intransitive
17. to be going to (to express imminent future or preparation for an action)
    auxiliary, imperfective, intransitive
18. to match, to suit, to go with (to be in harmony or suitable)
    colloquial, imperfective, intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Starý otec pomaly išiel po úzkom lesnom chodníku.”

Grandfather was walking slowly along a narrow forest path.

“Do práce každý deň ideme autobusom, lebo je to ekologickejšie.”

We go by bus to work every day because it is more ecological.

“ísť s kožou na trh”

to take a risk

“ísť cez mŕtvoly”

to stop at nothing

“ísť dolu vodou”

to go downhill

“ísť na dračku”

to sell like hotcakes

“ísť na doraz”

to push oneself to the limit

“ísť k niekomu na koberček”

to get a carpet call

“ísť tam, kam aj králi chodia pešo”

to go to the toilet

“ísť proti prúdu”

to go against the grain

“láska ide cez žalúdok”

the way to a man's heart is through his stomach

“nejde mi to do hlavy”

I can't wrap my head around it

“mráz mu ide po chrbte”

to send shivers down someone's spine

“Každú nedeľu celá rodina ide do kostola na rannú omšu.”

Every Sunday the whole family goes to church for morning mass.

“Vlak mu ide presne o druhej, tak sa musíme poponáhľať.”

His train leaves exactly at two, so we have to hurry.

“Z pootvoreného okna išiel nepríjemný prievan.”

An unpleasant draft was coming from the half-open window.

“Môj starý počítač ešte stále celkom dobre ide.”

My old computer still runs quite well.

“Tento balkón ide priamo do hlučnej ulice.”

This balcony leads directly onto a noisy street.

“Jeho dlhy už išli do tisícov eur.”

His debts already reached into the thousands of euros.

“Čas ide neskutočne rýchlo, ani sme si to nevšimli.”

Time goes by incredibly fast; we didn't even notice.

“Tento starý zámok už proste nejde otvoriť.”

This old lock simply cannot be opened.

“Po strednej škole sa rozhodol, že pôjde za murára.”

After high school, he decided he would become (go to be) a mason.

“ísť ako po masle”

to go like clockwork

“robota mu ide od ruky”

to be an efficient worker

“ide mu karta”

to be on a roll

“Matematika mu vždy išla veľmi ľahko.”

Mathematics always went very easily for him.

“V tomto spore ide predovšetkým o spravodlivosť.”

In this dispute, it is primarily about justice.

“Cítime vo vzduchu, že už ide jeseň.”

We feel in the air that autumn is coming.

“Hneď po obede na mňa išli hrozné driemoty.”

Right after lunch, a terrible sleepiness was coming over me.

“ide do tuhého”

things are getting serious

“Pozrela sa na tú spúšť a hneď jej išlo do plaču.”

She looked at the mess and was immediately about to cry.

“Už musím končiť, práve sa idem kúpať.”

I have to stop now; I'm just going to take a bath.

“Táto viazanka ti vôbec nejde k tej košeli.”

This tie doesn't go with that shirt at all.

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