adj · noun · verb · 23 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: headlong, precipitant, precipitous
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Very steep; precipitous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brant
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Latin praecipitātus (see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more).
From New Latin praecipitātum. Equivalent to Latin praecipitō + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
From Latin praecipitātus, perfect passive participle of praecipitō (“throw down, hurl down, throw headlong”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from praeceps (“head foremost, headlong”) (praecipit- in its oblique stem), from prae (“before”) + -ceps (“headed”).
Across languages
Translations
163 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
стремителен
(stremitelen)
— Headlong; falling steeply or vertically
Finnish:
kohtisuora
— Headlong; falling steeply or vertically
Finnish:
äkkijyrkkä
— Headlong; falling steeply or vertically
Finnish:
syöksyvä
— Headlong; falling steeply or vertically
Bulgarian:
стръмен
(strǎmen)
— Very steep; precipitous
Finnish:
äkkijyrkkä
— Very steep; precipitous
Greek:
απόκρημνος
(apókrimnos)
— Very steep; precipitous
Bulgarian:
прибързан
(pribǎrzan)
— With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong
Danish:
overilet
— With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong
Finnish:
hätiköity
— With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong
Irish:
mear
— With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong
Irish:
tobann
— With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong
Ottoman Turkish:
دلی
(deli)
— With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong
Bulgarian:
бърз
(bǎrz)
— Moving with excessive speed or haste
Finnish:
hätäinen
— Moving with excessive speed or haste
Greek:
ταχύς
(tachýs)
— Moving with excessive speed or haste
Greek:
βιαστικός
(viastikós)
— Moving with excessive speed or haste
Irish:
tobann
— Moving with excessive speed or haste
Bulgarian:
внезапен
(vnezapen)
— Performed very rapidly or abruptly
Finnish:
hätiköity
— Performed very rapidly or abruptly
Greek:
εσπευσμένος
(espefsménos)
— Performed very rapidly or abruptly
Finnish:
tulos
— product
Greek:
ίζημα
(ízima)
— product
Bulgarian:
утайка
(utajka)
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Chinese Mandarin:
沉澱物 /沉淀物
(chéndiànwù)
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Czech:
sraženina
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Danish:
bundfald
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Finnish:
saos
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Finnish:
saostuma
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
French:
précipité
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
French:
précipitat
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
German:
Niederschlag
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
German:
Präzipitat
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Greek:
καθίζημα
(kathízima)
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Haitian Creole:
presipite
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Indonesian:
presipitat
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Italian:
precipitato
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Latin:
praecipitātum
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Malay:
مندقن
(mendakan)
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Māori:
huatoka
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Polish:
osad
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Polish:
strąt
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Russian:
оса́док
(osádok)
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Russian:
преципита́т
(precipitát)
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Tagalog:
himuo
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Turkish:
çökelti
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Turkish:
tortu
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Turkish:
çökelek
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Welsh:
gwaddod
— chemistry: solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Bulgarian:
ускорявам
(uskorjavam)
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Chinese Mandarin:
加速
(jiāsù)
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Chinese Mandarin:
突然引發 /突然引发
(tūrán yǐnfā)
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Finnish:
kiirehtiä
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Finnish:
kiihdyttää
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Finnish:
nopeuttaa
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Finnish:
jouduttaa
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
German:
vorantreiben
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
German:
beschleunigen
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
German:
überstürzen
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Greek:
επιταχύνω
(epitachýno)
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Greek:
επισπεύδω
(epispévdo)
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Hungarian:
felgyorsít
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Hungarian:
elősegít
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Hungarian:
siettet
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Hungarian:
sürget
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Hungarian:
meggyorsít
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Hungarian:
kivált
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Hungarian:
kirobbant
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Japanese:
促進する
(saishin suru)
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Māori:
whakauruhi
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Romanian:
accelera
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Romanian:
precipita
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Romanian:
grăbi
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Russian:
ускорять
(uskorjatʹ)
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Russian:
ускорить
(uskoritʹ)
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Swedish:
påskynda
— to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Finnish:
syöstä
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Finnish:
paiskata
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Galician:
esbarrancar
— to throw an object or person from a great height
German:
hinabwerfen
— to throw an object or person from a great height
German:
hinabstürzen
— to throw an object or person from a great height
German:
hinabschleudern
— to throw an object or person from a great height
German:
runterwerfen
— to throw an object or person from a great height
German:
runterschubsen
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Greek:
κατακρημνίζω
(katakrimnízo)
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Greek:
γκρεμίζω
(gkremízo)
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Hungarian:
letaszít
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Hungarian:
levet
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Hungarian:
ledob
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Quechua:
chanqaykuy
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Spanish:
tirar abajo
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Spanish:
arrojar
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Spanish:
precipitar
— to throw an object or person from a great height
Bulgarian:
хвърлям
(hvǎrljam)
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
Bulgarian:
подлагам на
(podlagam na)
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
Chinese Mandarin:
促使
(cùshǐ)
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
Chinese Mandarin:
突然陷入
(tūrán)
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
Finnish:
syöstä
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
German:
werfen
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
German:
stürzen
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
Greek:
κατακρημνίζω
(katakrimnízo)
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
Hungarian:
beletaszít
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
Hungarian:
belesodor
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
Russian:
втянуть
(vtjanutʹ)
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
Russian:
ввергать
(vvergatʹ)
— to send violently into a certain state or condition
Arabic:
تَرَسَّبَ
(tarassaba)
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Bulgarian:
утаявам се
(utajavam se)
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Chinese Mandarin:
沉澱 /沉淀
(chéndiàn)
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Czech:
vysrážet se
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Dutch:
neerslaan
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Finnish:
saostua
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
French:
précipiter
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
German:
sich niederschlagen
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
German:
sich ausfällen
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Greek:
κατακαθίζω
(katakathízo)
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Hungarian:
kicsapódik
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Hungarian:
leülepedik
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Hungarian:
lecsapódik
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Māori:
whakahuatoka
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
osadzać się
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
osadzić się
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
wytrącać się
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
wytrącić się
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
strącać się
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
strącić się
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Romanian:
precipita
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Romanian:
condensa
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Russian:
выпадать в осадок
(vypadatʹ v osadok)
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Russian:
осаждаться
(osaždatʹsja)
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Spanish:
condensar
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Spanish:
precipitar
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Vietnamese:
kết tủa
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Welsh:
gwaddodi
— to come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Arabic:
رَسَّبَ
(rassaba)
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Bulgarian:
утаявам
(utajavam)
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Chinese Mandarin:
沉澱 /沉淀
(chéndiàn)
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Czech:
vysrážet
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Dutch:
precipiteren
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Dutch:
bezinken
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Finnish:
saostaa
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
German:
ausfällen
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Hungarian:
kicsap
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Hungarian:
leülepít
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Hungarian:
lecsap
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Māori:
whakahuatoka
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
wytrącić
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
wytrącać
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
strącić
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
strącać
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
osadzić
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Polish:
osadzać
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Romanian:
depune
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Romanian:
precipita
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Slovak:
vyzrážať
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Vietnamese:
kết tủa
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Welsh:
gwaddodi
— to separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Bulgarian:
валя
(valja)
— to have water in the air fall to the ground
Chinese Mandarin:
降雨
(jiàngyǔ)
— to have water in the air fall to the ground
Finnish:
sataa
— to have water in the air fall to the ground
German:
niederschlagen
— to have water in the air fall to the ground
Irish:
comhdhlúthaigh
— to have water in the air fall to the ground
Māori:
tōtāwairehu
— to have water in the air fall to the ground
Welsh:
bwrw
— to have water in the air fall to the ground