вчепитися

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Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From вчепи́ти (včepýty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Polish wczepić się.

Pronunciation

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Verb

вчепи́тися (včepýtysjapf

  1. to clutch, to grab, to grab hold
  2. to cling, to cling to (to hold very tightly)
  3. to latch onto
  4. to dig (one's) teeth/claws
    вчепи́тися в го́рло/горля́нку кому́сь (idiomatic)
    včepýtysja v hórlo/horljánku komúsʹ
    to be/go at someone's throat, to jump down someone's throat, to grab by the throat
    • 2022 January 2, “2021 рік у фото. Чим він запам'ятався”, in BBC News Ukraine, archived from the original on 2022-09-23:
      Образ американців, які вчепилися в горло одне одному, може здатися комусь несподіваним.
      Obraz amerykanciv, jaki včepylysja v horlo odne odnomu, može zdatysja komusʹ nespodivanym.
      The image of Americans at each other's throats may seem unexpected to some.
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) to fault (to criticize, blame or find fault with)
  6. (figuratively, colloquial) to cling to (to remain by (someone's) side; to refuse to leave the company of)

Usage notes

  • The forms вчепи́тися (včepýtysja) (used after vowels) and учепи́тися (učepýtysja) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

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