odmaknuti

одмакнути

/odmǎknuti/ · perfective · impf.: odmicati

VERB

to move away; to push back; to step back

Odmakni stolicu od zida. — Move the chair away from the wall.

Odmakao se korak unazad da je bolje vidi. — He stepped back to see her better.
(of time, work) to pass; to progress

Veče je već odmaklo kad smo stigli. — The evening was well advanced when we arrived.

Daleko je odmakla sa pisanjem knjige. — She's made good progress on writing the book.
(+ dat.) to pull ahead of; to leave behind

Crvena zvezda je odmakla rivalima za šest bodova. — Red Star pulled six points clear of their rivals.

The imperfective is odmicati; 'to step away' uses se: odmaknuti se od nečega.

Synonyms:

udaljiti napredovati

Forms

Past (masc.): odmaknuo

Imperative: odmakni

Antonyms: primaknuti, približiti