відвоювати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From від- (vid-) +‎ воюва́ти (vojuváty). Compare Russian отвоева́ть (otvojevátʹ), Belarusian адваява́ць (advajavácʹ), Polish odwojować.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidwɔjʊˈʋate]
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Verb

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відвоюва́ти (vidvojuvátypf (imperfective відвойо́вувати)

  1. (transitive, military, also figuratively) to reconquer, to regain, to win back
  2. (intransitive) to finish fighting, to stop fighting, to be through with fighting
  3. (colloquial) to fight (for a certain time)

Conjugation

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