утримувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From утри́мати (utrýmaty) +‎ -ува́ти (-uváty). Compare Polish utrzymywać.

Pronunciation

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Verb

утри́мувати • (utrýmuvaty) impf (perfective утри́мати) (transitive)

1. to hold
2. to hold back, to keep back, to restrain
3. to keep (maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state)
4. to keep, to retain (maintain possession of)
5. to deduct, to keep back, to retain, to withhold

Usage notes

• The forms утри́мувати (utrýmuvaty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and втри́мувати (vtrýmuvaty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

Alternative forms

• втри́мувати impf (vtrýmuvaty) (after vowels)

Synonyms

• (all senses): уде́ржувати impf (udéržuvaty)
• (hold): трима́ти impf (trymáty)
• (hold back, keep back, restrain): га́яти impf (hájaty), затри́мувати impf (zatrýmuvaty), стри́мувати impf (strýmuvaty)
• (deduct): відрахо́вувати impf (vidraxóvuvaty)

Derived terms

Verb

утри́мувати • (utrýmuvaty) impf (transitive)

1. to keep, to sustain (provide for or nourish; supply with necessities)
2. to keep (maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage)
3. to keep, to maintain (preserve in a certain state)

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Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “утримувати”, 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), “утримувати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “утримувати”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “утримувати”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “утримувати”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “утримувати”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)