обстоювати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From обсто́яти (obstójaty) +‎ -ювати (-juvaty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔbˈstɔjʊʋɐte]
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Verb

обсто́ювати • (obstójuvatyimpf (perfective обсто́яти)

  1. (transitive) to defend (protect against attack)
  2. (transitive) to advocate, to assert, to defend, to stand up for, to uphold (:cause, claim, principle, rights etc.)
  3. (intransitive, rare) to linger (on: при + locative case) (consider or contemplate for a period of time)

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Derived terms

  • обсто́ювання n (obstójuvannja)
  • обсто́юватися impf (obstójuvatysja)

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