позбавитися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From позба́вити (pozbávyty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Belarusian пазба́віцца (pazbávicca), Polish pozbawić się.

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Verb

позба́витися (pozbávytysjapf (imperfective позбавля́тися)

  1. (with genitive case) to get rid of, to rid oneself of, to be rid of
    Synonyms: збу́тися pf (zbútysja), звільни́тися pf (zvilʹnýtysja), позбу́тися pf (pozbútysja)
  2. (with genitive case, rare) to lose (be left without)
    Synonyms: втра́тити pf (vtrátyty), утра́тити pf (utrátyty), залиши́тися без pf (zalyšýtysja bez)
  3. passive of позба́вити pf (pozbávyty)

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