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# стати — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *стати* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: стати (215). By style: everyday 194 · biblical 21.

## become

Used about 127 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 125 · biblical ≈ 2). Meaning: [become in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/become/).

- Ким ти хочеш **стати**?
  What do you want to **become**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6694847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6694847) [\#5149368](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5149368))

- Которі ж прийняли Його, дав їм власть дїтьми Божими **стати** ся, що вірують в імя Його:
  But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to **become** God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOH 1:12)

- Том хоче **стати** лікарем.
  Tom wants to **become** a doctor.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5538490](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5538490) [\#6577515](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6577515))

- Невільником ти покликаний? не журись; а коли можна й вільним **стати** ся, раднїще (тим) користуй ся.
  Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to **become** free, use it.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 7:21)

- Ти хочеш **стати** батьком?
  Do you want to **become** a father?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#4685157](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4685157) [\#6314662](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6314662))

## doctor

Used about 12 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 12). Meaning: [doctor in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/doctor/).

- Ти не зможеш **стати** лікарем.
  You can't be a **doctor**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by hectorvk and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1950705](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1950705) [\#2283526](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2283526))

- Вона вирішила **стати** лікарем.
  She decided to be a **doctor**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Internecivus and CK · checked, community translation · [\#312533](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/312533) [\#891405](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/891405))

- Коли я виросту, я хочу **стати** лікарем.
  When I grow up, I want to be a **doctor**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#8220897](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8220897) [\#6832627](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6832627))

## wants

Used about 11 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · biblical ≈ 3). Forms: wanted, wants.

- Том хотів **стати** механіком.
  Tom **wanted** to be a mechanic.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2543331](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2543331) [\#5814233](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5814233))

- і хто хоче між вами **стати** ся першим, нехай буде усїм рабом.
  Whoever of you **wants** to become first among you shall be bondservant of all.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 10:44)

- Молодший син Тома хоче **стати** ветеринаром.
  Tom's youngest son **wants** to be a veterinarian.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by miketheknight and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4134443](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4134443) [\#7446722](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7446722))

- Не так же буде в вас; нї, хто хоче **стати** ся великим між вами, нехай буде слугою вам;
  But it shall not be so among you, but whoever **wants** to become great among you shall be your servant.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 10:43)

- Зібрались Юдеї в своїх містах по всїх краях царя Артаксеркса, щоб накласти руку на тих, що задумали проти них лихо; й нїхто не міг проти них **стати**, бо страх перед ними напав на всї народи.
  the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus, to lay hands on those who **wanted** to harm them. No one could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen on all the people.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EST 9:2)

## decided

Used about 4 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4).

- Том вирішив **стати** пожежником.
  Tom **decided** to be a firefighter.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2853093](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2853093) [\#8707723](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8707723))

## teacher

Used about 1 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1). Meaning: [teacher in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/teacher/).

- Питали ж Його, кажучи: Учителю, коли ж се буде? й що за ознака, коли се має **стати** ся?
  They asked him, “**Teacher**, so when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are about to happen?”
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 21:7)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Ти насправді хочеш **стати** військовим?
  Do you really want to be a soldier?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1874018](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1874018) [\#9573321](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9573321))

- Роберт завжди мріяв **стати** пілотом.
  Robert had always dreamed of becoming a pilot.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mrcenoura and Anon · checked, community translation · [\#1371783](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1371783) [\#4263878](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4263878))

- Можеш **стати** на коліна для мене?
  May you kneel for me?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ahha and Ahha · checked, community translation · [\#11994211](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11994211) [\#11994318](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11994318))

## Grammar

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