учепитися

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Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From учепи́ти (učepýty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian уцепи́ться (ucepítʹsja), Belarusian учапі́цца (učapícca).

Pronunciation

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Verb

учепи́тися (učepýtysjapf

  1. to clutch, to grab, to grab hold
  2. to cling, to cling to (to hold very tightly)
  3. to latch onto
  4. to dig (one's) teeth/claws
    учепи́тися в го́рло/горля́нку кому́сь (idiomatic)
    učepýtysja v hórlo/horljánku komúsʹ
    to be/go at someone's throat, to jump down someone's throat, to grab by the throat
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) to fault (to criticize, blame or find fault with)
  6. (figuratively, colloquial) to cling to (to remain by (someone's) side; to refuse to leave the company of)

Usage notes

  • The forms учепи́тися (učepýtysja) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вчепи́тися (včepýtysja) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

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