чекать

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Russian

Etymology 1

From English check +‎ -ать (-atʹ).

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Verb

че́кать (čékatʹimpf (perfective че́кнуть or проче́кать)

  1. (poker) to check, to skip a move
  2. (slang) to check (general sense)
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čekati.

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чека́ть (čekátʹimpf

  1. (regional, dated, Ukraine, Southern Russia) to wait
    Synonym: ждать (ždatʹ)
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