добиватися

Ukrainian

Etymology

From добива́ти (dobyváty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian добива́ться (dobivátʹsja), Belarusian дабіва́цца (dabivácca).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɔbeˈʋatesʲɐ]

Verb

добива́тися • (dobyvátysjaimpf (perfective доби́тися)

  1. (imperfective only) to seek, to strive (after/for), to try to achieve/attain/obtain [with genitive ‘something’]
    Synonym: домага́тися impf (domahátysja)
  2. to find out [with genitive ‘something’, along with від (vid, + genitive) or в (v, + accusative) ‘from someone’]
  3. (imperfective only) to beat, to knock (on a door) [with в (v, + accusative) or до (do, + genitive)]
  4. (colloquial) to get (to), to reach [with до (do, + genitive)]
    Synonym: добира́тися impf (dobyrátysja)

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