verb · transitive · common

petition

petition · petitions · petitioned · petitioning

подать, подавать, ходатайствовать

To make a petition toTo make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).

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/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/

» I'll sign the petition.

Я подпишу петицию. — Wezel

Я підпишу петицію. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

To make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).
The villagers petitioned the council to demolish the dangerous building.
хода́тайствоватьxodátajstvovatʹ, подава́тьpodavátʹ, пода́тьpodátʹ

More definitions

write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

Examples

45 sentences

I'll sign the petition.
Я підпишу петицію. — deniko
ruЯ подпишу петицию. — Wezel
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Please sign this petition.
Будь ласка, підпиши цю петицію. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, подпишите эту петицию. — ZegPhig
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I never sign petitions.
Я ніколи не підписую петиції. — deniko
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Would you please sign our petition?
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Tom refused to sign the petition.
ruТом отказался подписывать петицию. — marafon
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Translations

3 languages

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By meaning 1

to make a request:

Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French peticiun, from stem of Latin petitio, petiti

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French peticiun, from stem of Latin petitio, petitionem (“a request, solicitation”), from petere (“to require, seek, go forward”).

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