основываться

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Russian

Etymology

осно́вывать (osnóvyvatʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

осно́вываться (osnóvyvatʹsjaimpf (perfective основа́ться)

  1. to be based (imperfect only)
    осно́вываться на чём-либоosnóvyvatʹsja na čom-liboto be base on something
  2. to settle, to settle down, to stay
    Переселе́нцы осно́вываются на берегу́ Аму́ра.
    Pereseléncy osnóvyvajutsja na beregú Amúra.
    The immigrants are settling on the banks of the Amur River.
  3. (literary, intransitive) to arise, to form
  4. passive of осно́вывать (osnóvyvatʹ)

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