схоплювати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From the схо́пл- (sxópl-) stem of схопи́ти (sxopýty) +‎ -ювати (-juvaty). Compare Belarusian схо́пліваць (sxóplivacʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsxɔplʲʊʋɐte]
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Verb

схо́плювати • (sxópljuvaty) impf (perfective схопи́ти)

  1. to grab, to grasp, to seize, to take hold of
    схо́плювати за го́рло ― sxópljuvaty za hórlo ― to grab by the throat
    схо́плювати за ко́мір ― sxópljuvaty za kómir ― to grab by the collar, to collar
    схо́плювати за ру́ку ― sxópljuvaty za rúku ― to grab by the hand
  2. (colloquial, law enforcement) to catch, to collar, to nab, to nick
  3. to catch, to cop (to be forced to take, receive: bad grade, blow, punishment, etc.)
  4. to grip, to take hold of (said of fire, ice, etc.)
  5. (colloquial, figuratively) to grasp (to perceive, to understand)
    схо́плювати на льо́ту ― sxópljuvaty na lʹótu ― to grasp on the fly
  6. (figuratively) to capture, to catch (to reproduce convincingly: idea, mood, spirit, etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • схо́плювання n (sxópljuvannja)
  • схо́плюватися impf (sxópljuvatysja)

Further reading

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