схоплювати

From the схо́пл- (sxópl-) stem of схопи́ти (sxopýty) +‎ -ювати (-juvaty). Compare Belarusian схо́пліваць (sxóplivacʹ).

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схо́плювати • (sxópljuvaty) impf (perfective схопи́ти)

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

   схо́плювати за го́рло ― sxópljuvaty za hórlo ― to grab by the throat

   схо́плювати за ко́мір ― sxópljuvaty za kómir ― to grab by the collar, to collar

   схо́плювати за ру́ку ― sxópljuvaty za rúku ― to grab by the hand

2. (colloquial, law enforcement) to catch, to collar, to nab, to nick
3. to catch, to cop (to be forced to take, receive: bad grade, blow, punishment, etc.)
4. to grip, to take hold of (said of fire, ice, etc.)
5. (colloquial, figuratively) to grasp (to perceive, to understand)

   схо́плювати на льо́ту ― sxópljuvaty na lʹótu ― to grasp on the fly

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

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