обіймати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From обі- (obi-) +‎ -йма́ти (-jmáty). Compare Belarusian абдыма́ць (abdymácʹ), Polish obejmować.

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Verb

обійма́ти (obijmátyimpf (perfective обійня́ти)

  1. to hug
  2. to envelop
    Synonym: огорта́ти (ohortáty)
  3. to cover tightly (of clothing)
    Synonym: приляга́ти (pryljaháty)
  4. to occupy (of a position or role)
    Synonym: посіда́ти (posidáty)
    Фіде́ль Ка́стро обійма́в пози́цію лі́дера Ку́би про́тягом сорока́ дев'яти́ ро́ків.Fidélʹ Kástro obijmáv pozýciju lídera Kúby prótjahom soroká devʺjatý rókiv.Fidel Castro occupied the position of the leader of Cuba for forty nine years.

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