стерегти

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian стерегти́, стеречи́ (sterehtí, sterečí), from Old East Slavic стеречи (stereči), from Proto-Slavic *sterťi

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Verb

стерегти́ (sterehtýimpf (transitive)

  1. to guard, to watch over, to watch
    Synonyms: сторожи́ти (storožýty), вартува́ти (vartuváty), берегти́ (berehtý), оберіга́ти (oberiháty), пильнува́ти (pylʹnuváty), диви́тися (dyvýtysja)
  2. to watch, to observe, to keep an eye on
  3. to be on the watch for, to wait for
    Synonyms: вичі́кувати (vyčíkuvaty), вижида́ти (vyžydáty), дочі́куватися (dočíkuvatysja), дожида́ти (dožydáty), дожида́тися (dožydátysja), підстеріга́ти (pidsteriháty), вистеріга́ти (vysteriháty)

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