збагнути

Ukrainian

Etymology

Possibly from з- (z-) + багну́ти (bahnúty, to desire, to yearn) (dialectal), with a hypothesized original meaning of 'to recall with desire.'[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zbɐɦˈnute]
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Verb

збагну́ти • (zbahnúty) pf (transitive)

  1. to comprehend, to fathom, to grasp, to understand
    Synonyms: зрозумі́ти pf (zrozumíty), осягну́ти pf (osjahnúty), осягти́ pf (osjahtý)
  2. to figure out
    Synonyms: зміркува́ти pf (zmirkuváty), розібра́тися pf (rozibrátysja)
  3. to realize
    Synonym: усвідо́мити pf (usvidómyty)
  4. (rare) to conceive of, to imagine
    Synonym: уяви́ти pf (ujavýty)

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References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “збагнути”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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