заставати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From за- (za-) +‎ става́ти (staváty). Compare Russian застава́ть (zastavátʹ), Belarusian застава́ць (zastavácʹ), Polish zastawać.

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Verb

застава́ти (zastavátyimpf (perfective заста́ти) (transitive)

  1. to find (to encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon)
  2. (third person only) to catch out, to catch (to take by surprise)
    Synonym: (rare in this sense) застига́ти impf (zastyháty)

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