взятися

Pronunciation: [ˈwzʲatesʲɐ]

“взятися” is a Ukrainian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

to grasp, to take hold of (with one's hands)
to take up [with за (za, + accusative)] (to pick up: tool, object to be worked upon, etc.)
to set about, to set to, to start, to undertake [with за (za, + accusative) or до (do, + genitive) or infinitive] (to start doing or to devote oneself to some task)
to set about dealing with, to tackle
to resort to, to take to
to take each other in marriage
to appear, to emerge (somewhere or from somewhere)
to take [with до (do, + genitive) or за (za, + accusative) ‘on something’] (to adhere, to stick)
to take on

From взя́ти (vzjáty) + -ся (-sja). Compare Russian взя́ться (vzjátʹsja), Polish wziąć się.

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