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Ukrainian

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Etymology

From відбива́ти (vidbyváty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian отбива́ться (otbivátʹsja), Belarusian адбіва́цца (adbivácca), Polish odbijać się.

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Verb

відбива́тися (vidbyvátysjaimpf (perfective відби́тися)

  1. to break off (to become detached by breaking or snapping)
    Synonyms: відко́люватися impf (vidkóljuvatysja), відла́муватися impf (vidlámuvatysja)
  2. to fight back, to defend oneself, to hit back
  3. to break away
  4. to become separated, to fall behind, to lose contact
  5. (colloquial) to break off
  6. to be imprinted, to leave an imprint
  7. to be reflected (of light, waves: to be mirrored)
  8. to echo, to echo back, to reverberate
    Synonyms: відгу́куватися impf (vidhúkuvatysja), віддава́ти луно́ю impf (viddaváty lunóju), відлу́нювати impf (vidlúnjuvaty)
  9. to be reflected (to be evident in something)
  10. to affect, to have an impact
    Synonym: вплива́ти impf (vplyváty)
  11. passive of відбива́ти impf (vidbyváty)

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