вчепитися

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Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From вчепи́ти (včepýty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Polish wczepić się.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʍt͡ʃeˈpɪtesʲɐ]
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Verb

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вчепи́тися (včepýtysjapf

  1. to clutch, to grab, to grab hold [with за (za, + accusative)]
  2. to cling, to cling to [with за (za, + accusative) ‘to/onto’ or на (na, + accusative) ‘onto’] (to hold very tightly)
  3. to latch onto [with за (za, + accusative)]
  4. to dig (one's) teeth/claws [with в (v) or у (u, + accusative) ‘into’]
    вчепи́тися в го́рло/горля́нку кому́сь (idiomatic)
    včepýtysja v hórlo/horljánku komúsʹ
    to be/go at someone's throat, to jump down someone's throat, to grab by the throat
    • 2022 January 2, “2021 рік у фото. Чим він запам'ятався”, in BBC News Ukraine[1], archived from the original on 2022-09-23:
      Образ американців, які вчепилися в горло одне одному, може здатися комусь несподіваним.
      Obraz amerykanciv, jaki včepylysja v horlo odne odnomu, može zdatysja komusʹ nespodivanym.
      The image of Americans at each other's throats may seem unexpected to some.
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) to fault [with до (do, + genitive) ‘someone’] (to criticize, blame or find fault with)
  6. (figuratively, colloquial) to cling to [with за (za, + accusative) ‘someone’] (to remain by (someone's) side; to refuse to leave the company of)

Usage notes

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  • The forms вчепи́тися (včepýtysja) (used after vowels) and учепи́тися (učepýtysja) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

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