узятися

• взя́тися (vzjátysja)

From узя́ти (uzjáty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Belarusian узя́цца (uzjácca).

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узя́тися • (uzjátysja) pf (imperfective бра́тися)

1. to grasp, to take hold of (with one's hands)

   узя́тися за ру́ки ― uzjátysja za rúky ― to take each other's hands

   узя́тися за го́лову ― uzjátysja za hólovu ― to take one's head in one's hands

2. to take up (to pick up: tool, object to be worked upon, etc.)
3. to set about, to set to, to start, to undertake (to start doing or to devote oneself to some task)
4. to set about dealing with, to tackle
5. (figuratively, rare) to resort to, to take to

   Synonym: вда́тися pf (vdátysja)

6. (dated sense) to take each other in marriage
7. to appear, to emerge (somewhere or from somewhere)

   Synonyms: з'яви́тися pf (zʺjavýtysja), ви́никнути pf (výnyknuty)

   Узя́вся моро́з. ― Uzjávsja moróz. ― Frost appeared/set in/took hold.

8. to take (to adhere, to stick)
9. to take on

• The forms узя́тися (uzjátysja) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and взя́тися (vzjátysja) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1979), “узятися”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 10 (Т – Ф), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 412
• “узятися”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

• “узятися”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)