No. 838 in Ukrainian
поставити
"To put," "to place," or "to set."
In a sentence
Я хочу поставити цей стілець біля стіни.
I want to place this chair near the wall.
In this sentence, 'поставити' is used to mean 'to place' or 'to set an object' in a specific position.
Учитель попросив мене поставити запитання про тему.
The teacher asked me to pose a question about the topic.
Here, 'поставити' is used to express the action of 'posing' or 'asking' a question.
Важливо поставити перед собою мету.
It is important to set a goal for oneself.
In this case, 'поставити' is used to denote the action of 'setting' or 'establishing' an objective or aim.
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