відкривати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From відкри́ти (vidkrýty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian открыва́ть (otkryvátʹ), Belarusian адкрыва́ць (adkryvácʹ), Polish odkrywać.

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Verb

відкрива́ти (vidkryvátyimpf (perfective відкри́ти)

  1. to open
  2. to turn on (:tap, valve)
  3. to reveal, to disclose, to uncover
  4. to discover

Usage notes

Its near-synonym відчиняти is mostly used with doors, windows, gates and the garage, while відкривати can more generic (e.g., a box, internet, a webpage) and means "to handle" as well (e.g. to handle a valve).

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