захоплювати

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Probably cognate with Belarusian заха́пваць (zaxápvacʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈxɔplʲʊʋɐte]
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Verb edit

захо́плювати (zaxópljuvatyimpf (perfective захопи́ти) (transitive)

  1. to grasp, to grip, to grab
  2. to seize, to capture, to occupy, to usurp
    Були часи, коли Новому Риму — Візантії щастило захоплювати в Європі, Азії, Єгипті великі простори землі
    Buly časy, koly Novomu Rymu — Vizantiji ščastylo zaxopljuvaty v Jevropi, Aziji, Jehypti velyki prostory zemli
    There were times when New Rome — the Byzantine Empire — managed to capture large areas of land in Europe, Asia, and Egypt.
  3. to pick up, to gather up
  4. to detain, arrest, capture
  5. to appropriate another's property, seize
  6. to take along, take with oneself
  7. (figurative) to perceive, to see, take in through the senses
  8. to captivate, intrigue, fascinate, amaze

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