вцепиться

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Russian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

в- (v-) +‎ -цепи́ть (-cepítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ft͡sɨˈpʲit͡sːə]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

вцепи́ться (vcepítʹsjapf (imperfective вцепля́ться) [+ в (accusative)]

  1. to seize, to grasp, to clutch
    Она́ зло́бно вцепи́лась ему́ в во́лосы.
    Oná zlóbno vcepílasʹ jemú v vólosy.
    She viciously seized him by the hair.
  2. to cling (of a sticky object)
  3. (colloquial) to not let go, to get attached emotionally, to hate to be separated (from)
  4. to bite (of hunting dogs)

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