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застигати

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Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɐsteˈɦate]
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Etymology 1

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From засти́г(нути) (zastýh(nuty)) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Polish zastygać (but Belarusian застыва́ць (zastyvácʹ), Russian застыва́ть (zastyvátʹ)).

Verb

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застига́ти (zastyhátyimpf (perfective засти́гнути or засти́гти) (intransitive)

  1. (third person only) to congeal, to harden, to set, to solidify, to stiffen (to change from liquid to solid due to cold)
  2. (third person only) to freeze, to freeze solid
  3. to get cold, to go cold
  4. to freeze (to be affected by extreme cold)
  5. (of animates, body parts) to go stiff/to stiffen up with cold
  6. (figuratively) to freeze (to become motionless)
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Etymology 2

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From засти́г(ти) (zastýh(ty)) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Russian застига́ть (zastigátʹ), Polish zaścigać.

Verb

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застига́ти (zastyhátyimpf (perfective засти́гти)

  1. (transitive, rare) to catch out (to take by surprise)
    Synonym: застава́ти impf (zastaváty)
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