вловлювати

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • уло́влювати (ulóvljuvaty)

Etymology

From влови́ти (vlovýty) +‎ -ювати (-juvaty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈwɫɔu̯lʲʊʋɐte]

Verb

вло́влювати • (vlóvljuvatyimpf (perfective влови́ти) (transitive)

  1. to catch (to grasp mentally: perceive and understand)
  2. (chiefly perfective) to catch (to capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape))
  3. (chiefly perfective) to catch (to seize or intercept an object moving through the air)
  4. (chiefly perfective) to catch (to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something))
  5. to detect (:particles, electromagnetic waves, etc.)

Usage notes

  • The forms вло́влювати (vlóvljuvaty) (used after vowels) and уло́влювати (ulóvljuvaty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

  • вло́влювання n (vlóvljuvannja)
  • вло́влюватися impf (vlóvljuvatysja)
  • вло́влювач m (vlóvljuvač)

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