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чекати

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čekati (to wait, await, expect).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃêkati/
  • Hyphenation: че‧ка‧ти

Verb

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че̏кати impf (Latin spelling čȅkati)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to wait (for), await

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Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *čekati (to wait, await, expect).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃeˈkate]
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Verb

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чека́ти (čekátyimpf (perfective почека́ти or зачека́ти)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to wait
    Synonyms: жда́ти (ždáty), очі́кувати (očíkuvaty)
    Я ду́же чека́ю на її́ лист.Ja dúže čekáju na jijí lyst.I am waiting very much for her letter.
    • 1955, Миха́йло Коцюби́нський (Myxájlo Kocjubýnsʹkyj), На ві́ру (Na víru) [On Faith], page 28:
      Олекса́ндра давно́ вже звари́ла вече́рю і чека́ла чолові́ка.
      Oleksándra davnó vže zvarýla večérju i čekála čolovíka.
      Oleksandra has cooked the supper long ago and was waiting for (her) husband.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English check.

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Verb

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че́кати (čékatyimpf (perfective че́кнути)

  1. (slang) To check (ascertain the presence, quality, or accuracy of).
    Synonym: перевіря́ти (perevirjáty)
    Я че́каю, що ві́дповідь пра́вильна.Ja čékaju, ščo vídpovidʹ právylʹna.I am checking that the answer is correct.
  2. (slang) To look at something or someone; to check out.
    Synonyms: диви́тися (dyvýtysja), гля́нути (hljánuty)
    Че́кай що знайшо́в!Čékaj ščo znajšóv!Look at what I found!
  3. (video games, slang) To check (a place) for the presence of enemy players.
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