Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From о- (o-) +‎ свій (svij) +‎ -їти (-jity). Compare Russian осво́ить (osvóitʹ), Belarusian асво́іць (asvóicʹ), Polish oswoić.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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осво́їти (osvójitypf (imperfective осво́ювати) (transitive)

  1. to develop, to open up (put to economic use)
  2. to master (become proficient in)
    Synonyms: засво́їти pf (zasvójity), оволоді́ти pf (ovolodíty), опанува́ти pf (opanuváty)
  3. (dialectal) to tame (:animal)
    Synonym: приручи́ти pf (pryručýty)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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