спиратися

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From спира́ти (spyráty) +‎ -ся (-sja).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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спира́тися (spyrátysjaimpf (perfective спе́ртися or зіпе́ртися)

  1. to push in, to squeeze in
    Synonym: тісни́тися impf (tisnýtysja)
  2. to lean, to rest (on/against: на + accusative)
    Synonyms: наляга́ти impf (naljaháty), обпира́тися impf (obpyrátysja), опира́тися impf (opyrátysja), притуля́тися impf (prytuljátysja), прихиля́тися impf (pryxyljátysja)
  3. (figuratively) to base oneself, to rely, to rest (on: на + accusative) (have as its basis, be supported)
    Synonyms: базува́тися impf (bazuvátysja), ґрунтува́тися impf (gruntuvátysja), опира́тися impf (opyrátysja)

Conjugation

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