сватать

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Russian

Etymology

From сват (svat). Compare Ukrainian сва́тати (svátaty), Belarusian сва́таць (svátacʹ), Polish swatać.

Pronunciation

Verb

сва́тать (svátatʹimpf (perfective сосва́тать)

  1. to propose as a wife or as a husband (as in matchmaking); to match; to marry off

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