отстать

leave alone, stop bothering, fall behind

ɐ t͡s s t a tʲ

от away, off; separation or removal + ста to become + ть Infinitive

verb Rare #48,426

leave alone, stop bothering Often used colloquially as a blunt request to stop bothering someone.

RU: Я попросил его отстать от меня.

EN: I asked him to leave me alone.

fall behind

RU: Я стараюсь не отстать от группы.

EN: I’m trying not to fall behind the group.

Conjugation of отстать

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	отстань	отстаньте

Indicative past

отстать

Can you just leave me alone?!

— Всё везде и сразу (2022)

Can you leave me alone?

We should read the newspaper to keep up with what's going on.

Are you afraid to leave him alone?

— The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

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