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зачепити

/[zɐt͡ʃeˈpɪte]/
Ukrainianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to touch
  2. 2.
    to catch, to hit (reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon, etc.)
  3. 3.
    to affect, to hit, to hurt, to touch (impact in a negative way)
    • зачепи́ти за живе́

      začepýty za žyvéto touch a nerve, to touch a raw nerve, to hit home

  4. 4.
    to reach, to touch (extend an action, effort, or influence to)
    • Bold and bright, a trilogy of happiness would continue for summer’s duration and into autumn.

      Smilýva i jaskráva trylóhija ščástja protryváje do kincjá líta i začepýtʹ išče j osinʹ.Nataliya Goyin

    • But then their work cannot touch our feeling or thinking, for these are absent during sleep.

      Alé todí jíxnja prácja ne móže začepýty nášyx počuttív čy mýslennja, adžé pid čas snu jix nemáje.Iryna Karivets

  5. 5.
    to touch on (:topic)
  6. 6.
    to accost (approach and speak to)
  7. 7.
    to have a go at (attack or criticize)
  8. 8.
    to chafe, to pique, to ruffle (excite passion or anger in; provoke)
  9. 9.
    to hook
  10. 10.
    to catch, to glance (against), to graze (accidentally touch in passing)
  11. 11.
    colloquialto snag (obtain or pick up)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • зачепи́тися
  • заче́плення
Synonyms
  • торкну́тися
  • доторкну́тися

Etymology

Cognate with Belarusian зачапі́ць (začapícʹ), Polish zaczepić and probably also with Russian зацепи́ть (zacepítʹ).

Forms

  • зачепи́тиcanonical • perfective
  • začepýtyromanization
  • зачіпа́тиimperfective
  • зачепи́тиinfinitive • perfective
  • зачепи́тьinfinitive • perfective
  • -active • perfective • present
  • -active • past • perfective
  • -passive • perfective • present
  • заче́пленийpassive • past • perfective
  • impersonal: заче́пленоpassive • past • perfective
  • -adverbial • perfective • present
  • зачепи́вшиadverbial • past • perfective
  • -first-person • perfective • present • singular
  • зачеплю́first-person • future • perfective • singular
  • -perfective • present • second-person • singular
  • заче́пишfuture • perfective • second-person • singular
  • -perfective • present • singular • third-person
  • заче́питьfuture • perfective • singular • third-person
  • -first-person • perfective • plural • present
  • заче́пимfirst-person • future • perfective • plural
  • заче́пимоfirst-person • future • perfective • plural
  • -perfective • plural • present • second-person
  • заче́питеfuture • perfective • plural • second-person
  • -perfective • plural • present • third-person
  • заче́плятьfuture • perfective • plural • third-person
  • -first-person • imperative • singular
  • зачепі́мfirst-person • imperative • plural
  • зачепі́моfirst-person • imperative • plural
  • зачепи́imperative • second-person • singular
  • зачепі́тьimperative • plural • second-person
  • зачепи́вmasculine • past • singular
  • зачепи́лиmasculine • past • plural
  • зачепи́лаfeminine • past • singular
  • зачепи́лиfeminine • past • plural
  • зачепи́лоneuter • past • singular
  • зачепи́лиneuter • past • plural
  • зачі́плюватиimperfective
  • зачіпля́тиimperfective

Conjugation

Infinitive:зачепи́ти, зачепи́ть
I
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you (sg)
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he/she/it
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we
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you (pl)
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they
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Other Forms

gerund:-, зачепи́вши

Full conjugation of зачепити

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