відвоювати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From від- (vid-) +‎ воюва́ти (vojuváty). Compare Russian отвоева́ть (otvojevátʹ), Belarusian адваява́ць (advajavácʹ), Polish odwojować.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidwɔjʊˈʋate]

Verb

відвоюва́ти • (vidvojuvátypf (imperfective відвойо́вувати)

  1. (transitive, military, also figuratively) to reconquer, to regain, to win back
  2. (intransitive) to finish fighting, to stop fighting, to be through with fighting
  3. (colloquial) to fight (for a certain time)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • відвоюва́тися pf (vidvojuvátysja)

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