воочию

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въ очью (vŭ očĭju), consisting of the locative dual of око (oko, “eye”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈot͡ɕɪjʊ]
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Adverb

воо́чию • (voóčiju)

  1. (literary or dated) with one's own eyes
    воо́чию убеди́ться в чём-либо ― voóčiju ubedítʹsja v čom-libo ― to see something with one's own eyes; see something for oneself
  2. plainly, clearly
    воо́чию предста́вить себе́ ― voóčiju predstávitʹ sebé ― clearly imagine something
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