схопити

From с- (s-) +‎ хопи́ти (xopýty). Compare Belarusian схапі́ць (sxapícʹ).

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схопи́ти • (sxopýty) pf (imperfective схо́плювати)

1. to grab, to grasp, to seize, to take hold of

   схопи́ти за го́рло ― sxopýty za hórlo ― to grab by the throat

   схопи́ти за ко́мір ― sxopýty za kómir ― to grab by the collar, to collar

   схопи́ти за ру́ку ― sxopýty za rúku ― to grab by the hand

   • 2016 [1971], Hunter S. Thompson, translated by Гєника Бєлякова [Gyenyka Byelyakova], Страх і відраза в Лас-Вегасі, translation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (in English):

     Найме́нша зами́нка виво́дила мене́ з се́бе, мені́ захоті́лося схопи́ти його́ за горля́нку й приму́сити говори́ти шви́дше.

     Najménša zamýnka vyvódyla mené z sébe, mení zaxotílosja sxopýty johó za horljánku j prymúsyty hovorýty švýdše.

     (literally, “The slightest hesitation drove me crazy; I wanted to grab him by the throat and force him to talk faster.”)

2. (colloquial, law enforcement) to catch, to collar, to nab, to nick

   Synonym: пійма́ти pf (pijmáty)

3. to catch, to cop (to be forced to take, receive: bad grade, blow, punishment, etc.)
4. (colloquial) to catch (:disease)

   Synonym: підхопи́ти f (pidxopýty)

5. (colloquial) to grip, to seize, to take hold of (said of condition, feeling, illness, etc.)
6. (colloquial, figuratively) to grasp (to perceive, to understand)

   схопи́ти на льо́ту ― sxopýty na lʹótu ― to grasp on the fly

7. (figuratively) to capture, to catch (to reproduce convincingly: idea, mood, spirit, etc.)

• схопи́тися pf (sxopýtysja)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “схопити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “схопити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “схопити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “схопити”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “схопити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “схопити”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)