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Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
sevřít pf (imperfective svírat)
- to clench (to squeeze; to grip or hold tightly)
- Sevřel ruku v pěst. ― He clenched his fist.
- to clutch (to grip or grasp tightly)
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive
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sevřít, sevříti
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Active adjective
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sevřevší
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| Verbal noun
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—
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Passive adjective
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—
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| The verb sevřít does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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— |
sevřev
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| feminine + neuter singular
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— |
sevřevši
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| plural
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— |
sevřevše
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Antonyms
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “sevříti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “sevříti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “sevřít”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)