коснуться

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic коснѫти сѧ (kosnǫti sę), Proto-Slavic *kosnǫti sę.

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Verb

косну́ться (kosnútʹsjapf (imperfective каса́ться)

  1. to touch (make physical contact with)
    Synonyms: тро́нуть (trónutʹ), дотро́нуться (dotrónutʹsja)
    Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 3.10:
    • Ибо многих Он исцелил, так что имевшие язвы бросались к Нему, чтобы коснуться Его.
      Ibo mnogix On iscelil, tak što imevšije jazvy brosalisʹ k Nemu, štoby kosnutʹsja Jevo.
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  2. to concern, to have to do with
    косну́ться (кого́-либо/чего́-либо)kosnútʹsja (kovó-libo/čevó-libo)to concern someone/something

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