вцепиться

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

в- (v-) + -цепи́ть (-cepítʹ) + -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ft͡sɨˈpʲit͡sːə]
  • (file)

Verb

вцепи́ться • (vcepítʹsja) pf (imperfective вцепля́ться) [+ в (accusative)]

  1. to seize, to grasp, to clutch
    Она́ зло́бно вцепи́лась ему́ в во́лосы.
    Oná zlóbno vcepílasʹ jemú v vólosy.
    She viciously seized him by the hair.
  2. to cling (of a sticky object)
  3. (colloquial) to not let go, to get attached emotionally, to hate to be separated (from)
  4. to bite (of hunting dogs)

Conjugation

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