обращаться

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic обращатисѧ (obraščatisę). By surface analysis, обраща́ть (obraščátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

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Verb

обраща́ться (obraščátʹsjaimpf (perfective обрати́ться)

  1. to turn to, to turn into
  2. to address, to apply, to appeal
  3. to advert (to)
    Он обратился к говорящему.
    On obratilsja k govorjaščemu.
    He adverted to the speaker.
    Студент обратился к иноязычным источникам.
    Student obratilsja k inojazyčnym istočnikam.
    The student adverted to foreign-language sources.
  4. to treat, to handle, to manage
  5. to circulate
  6. passive of обраща́ть (obraščátʹ)

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