отстава́ть

fairly common #4581C2

verbimperfective perfective is отста́ть

1.
to lag behind, to fall behind, to be behind
Ребёнок отстава́л в разви́тии.
The child was behind in his development.
With «от» + genitive for the person or thing one falls behind; «в» + prepositional for the area.
2.
to leave alone, to let be, to stop bothering
Он весь день не отстава́л от меня́ со свои́ми вопро́сами.
He wouldn't leave me alone with his questions all day.
Colloquial; usually with «от» + genitive of the person.
3.
to come off, to peel off, to come unstuck
Обо́и в углу́ отстаю́т от стены.
The wallpaper in the corner is peeling off the wall.
Of something glued or attached to a surface.

Examples

Мои́ часы отстаю́т на десять минут.
My watch is ten minutes late.
Мы на три часа отстаём от графика.
We're three hours behind schedule.
Старые ходики на стене отстают на пять минут.
The old pendulum clock on the wall is five minutes slow.
Они отстаю́т от графика.
They're behind schedule.
Компания, недоиспользующая новые технологии, отстаёт от конкурентов.
A company that underuses new technologies falls behind its competitors.
У неё приставучий характер, она не отстаёт от людей.
She has a very pushy personality; she never leaves people alone.
Мальчик, клянчащий деньги на мороженое, не отставал от матери.
The boy pestering his mother for money for ice cream wouldn't leave her alone.
Её часы отстаю́т на десять минут.
Her watch is ten minutes slow.
Мне нужно отрегули́ровать часы. Они отстаю́т.
I must adjust my watch. It's slow.
Они на 30 минут отстаю́т от графика.
They're 30 minutes behind schedule.

Imperative
ты	отстава́й
вы	отстава́йте

Active present	отстаю́щий	lagging behind, backward, falling behind
Active past	отстава́вший	lagging behind, falling behind
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	отстава́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	отставав отстававши	while doing (past)

ста́вкаrate; bet; pay rate; headquarters
nounfeminine
ста́витьto put; to appoint; to pose; to stage
verbimperfective
вста́витьto insert; to insert; to paste
verbperfective
уста́витьto fill (with objects); to fix (one's gaze); to arrange
verbperfective
вы́ставитьto exhibit; to put forward; to propose; to put out; to stick out; to throw out; to flaunt
verbperfective

LockedUnlock full word family

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
встава́ть	в-	to get up
достава́ть	до-	to take out; to get; to reach; to pester; to be enough
достава́ться	до-	to go to
застава́ть	за-	to find (at a place); to catch (in the act)