воочию

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въ очью (vŭ očĭju), consisting of the locative dual of око (oko, eye).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɐˈot͡ɕɪjʊ]
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Adverb

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воо́чию (voóčiju)

  1. (literary or dated) with one's own eyes
    воо́чию убеди́ться в чём-либоvoóčiju ubedítʹsja v čom-liboto see smth with one's own eyes; see smth for oneself
  2. plainly, clearly
    воо́чию предста́вить себе́voóčiju predstávitʹ sebéclearly imagine smth
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