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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ба́чити, ба́чыти (báčiti, báčyti), from Old Polish baczyć (to see, to notice, to look), metanalized from Proto-Slavic *obačiti (perfective of Proto-Slavic *ačiti). Related to oko.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbat͡ʃete]
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Verb edit

ба́чити (báčytyimpf (perfective поба́чити)

  1. to see (perceive with the eyes)
    Synonym: (dated) ви́діти (výdity)
    Ти ба́чив нови́й фільм?Ty báčyv novýj filʹm?Did you see the new film? (informal)
  2. to have the faculty of eyesight

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