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)

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

Related terms

о́ко n (óko)
очко́ n (očkó), очки́ n or pl (očkí), о́чный (óčnyj)
окно́ n (oknó), око́нный (okónnyj)

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