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обертатися

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɔberˈtatesʲɐ]
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Verb

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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 move around a central point) [with навко́ло (navkólo) or довко́ла (dovkóla) or навкруги́ (navkruhý, + genitive) ‘around’]
    Земля́ оберта́ється навко́ло Со́нця.
    Zemljá obertájetʹsja navkólo Sóncja.
    The Earth revolves around the Sun.
  5. (figuratively) to revolve around (to be essentially connected with) [with навко́ло (navkólo) or довко́ла (dovkóla) or навкруги́ (navkruhý, + genitive)]
  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 [with на (na, + accusative) or в (v, + accusative) or instrumental ‘into’] (to change fundamentally)
    Synonym: перетво́рюватися impf (peretvórjuvatysja)
  10. (figuratively) to result in [with instrumental]
  11. (dated) to turn [with до (do, + 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 [with з (z, + 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)

Conjugation

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