утриматися

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

From утри́мати (utrýmaty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Polish utrzymać się.

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утри́матися (utrýmatysjapf (imperfective утри́муватися)

  1. to hold on, to stay on (to grasp or grip firmly; to manage to maintain position)
  2. to abstain, to refrain, to hold back, to keep (from: від + genitive; from doing: (від то́го,) щоб + infinitive) (to stop oneself from some action or interference)
    • 2015 November, Ivan Coyote, translated by Arkady Grudzinsky, TED.com, translation of Why we need gender-neutral bathrooms (in English), Чому нам потрібні гендерно-нейтральні туалети:
      І вона не могла втриматися, щоб не пісяти
      I vona ne mohla vtrymatysja, ščob ne pisjaty
      And she was not able to keep from peeing
  3. to hold on, to hold firm, to hold one's ground (to persist, to endure)
  4. to abstain (to deliberately refrain from casting one's vote)
  5. passive of утри́мати pf (utrýmaty)

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