увиваться

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Russian

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Etymology

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увива́ть (uvivátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊvʲɪˈvat͡sːə]

Verb

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увива́ться (uvivátʹsjaimpf (perfective уви́ться)

  1. to wrap oneself up
    увива́ться в не́боuvivátʹsja v néboto grow very tall
  2. (imperfective only) to hang around (someone)
  3. (imperfective only) to follow (someone) around (due to sexual interest), to chase after (someone)
  4. (figuratively, imperfective only) to court, to woo
  5. (imperfective only) to wheedle, to fawn upon
  6. passive of увива́ть (uvivátʹ)

Conjugation

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