обертатися

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From оберта́ти (obertáty) +‎ -ся (-sja).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

оберта́тися (obertátysjaimpf (perfective оберну́тися)

  1. to turn (change orientation in space)
    Synonyms: поверта́тися impf (povertátysja), переверта́тися impf (perevertátysja)
    оберта́тися з бо́ку на бікobertátysja z bóku na bikto turn from side to side
  2. (figuratively) to take a turn (change in direction, tone, or tendency)
  3. to revolve, to rotate, to spin, to turn (move around an axis through itself)
    Synonym: крути́тися impf (krutýtysja)
  4. to orbit, to revolve, to revolve around [+ навко́ло / довко́ла / навкруги́ (etc.) (genitive)] (move around a central point)
    Земля́ оберта́ється навко́ло Со́нця.
    Zemljá obertájetʹsja navkólo Sóncja.
    The Earth revolves around the Sun.
  5. (figuratively) to revolve around [+ навко́ло / довко́ла / навкруги́ (etc.) (genitive)] (to be essentially connected with)
  6. to circulate (of blood, fluid in an organism)
    Synonym: циркулюва́ти impf (cyrkuljuváty)
  7. (imperfective only, figuratively) to circulate, to move (of a person in a social milieu)
  8. (colloquial, with туди́ й наза́д, туди́ й сюди́ or similar) to go there and back / back and forth / to and fro
  9. (figuratively) to turn [+ на / в (accusative) = into] or [+instrumental = into] (to change fundamentally)
    Synonym: перетво́рюватися impf (peretvórjuvatysja)
  10. (figuratively) to result in [+instrumental]
  11. (dated) to turn [+ до (genitive) = to somebody] (for attention, help, etc.)
    Synonym: зверта́тися impf (zvertátysja)
  12. (colloquial, chiefly with шви́дко, пові́льно) to go about it
  13. (imperfective only, rare) to deal with, to handle [+ з (instrumental)]
    Synonyms: обхо́дитися impf (obxódytysja), пово́дитися impf (povódytysja)
  14. (imperfective only, economics, finance) to circulate (of money, goods, etc.)
  15. passive of оберта́ти impf (obertáty)

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