обходитися

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Ukrainian

Etymology 1

From обхо́дити (obxódyty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian обходи́ться (obxodítʹsja), Belarusian абхо́дзіцца (abxódzicca), Polish obchodzić się.

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Verb

обхо́дитися (obxódytysjaimpf (perfective обійти́ся)

  1. (sometimes impersonal) to do without, to get by, to go without, to manage, to make do (without: без + genitive)
    Вона́ обхо́диться без комп'ю́тера.Voná obxódytʹsja bez kompʺjútera.She gets by without a computer.
  2. (chiefly in the negative with не, sometimes impersonal) to go by, to pass, to be complete (without: без + genitive)
    Synonym: прохо́дити impf (proxódyty)
    Жо́дна вечі́рка у них не обхо́диться без карао́ке.Žódna večírka u nyx ne obxódytʹsja bez karaóke.No party at their place goes by without karaoke.
  3. to cost, to come to (+ adverb or у/в)
    Synonym: ко́штува́ти impf (kóštuváty)
  4. to treat, to handle (somebody/something in a certain way: з + instrumental)
    Synonym: пово́дитися impf (povódytysja)
    Він обхо́диться з ни́ми несправедли́во.Vin obxódytʹsja z nýmy nespravedlývo.He treats them unfairly.
  5. (colloquial) to turn out alright, to work out
  6. passive of обхо́дити impf (obxódyty)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From об- (ob-) +‎ ходи́ти (xodýty) +‎ -ся (-sja).

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Verb

обходи́тися (obxodýtysjapf

  1. (colloquial) to get used (become accustomed)
    Synonyms: (noncolloquial) зви́кнути pf (zvýknuty), (noncolloquial) призвича́їтися pf (pryzvyčájitysja)
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