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# чекав — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *чекав* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: чекав (164). By style: everyday 164.

## waited

Used about 133 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 133). Forms: waited, waiting.

- Я на тебе **чекав**.
  I **waited** for you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1887870](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1887870) [\#7703067](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7703067))

- Я **чекав** три години.
  I **waited** three hours.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2547930](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2547930) [\#6315249](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6315249))

- Я **чекав** на автобус.
  I **waited** for the bus.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CM · checked, community translation · [\#2230905](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2230905) [\#8777519](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8777519))

- На кого **чекав** Том?
  Who was Tom **waiting** for?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6531862](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6531862) [\#6640847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6640847))

- Том **чекав** на Мері.
  Tom was **waiting** for Mary.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1027750](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1027750) [\#5801335](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5801335))

## expecting

Used about 17 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 17). Forms: expect, expecting. Meaning: [expecting in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/expecting/).

- Я вас не **чекав**.
  I didn't **expect** you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2283757](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2283757) [\#6931838](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6931838))

- Адвокат **чекав** на Бена.
  The lawyer was **expecting** Ben.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CP · checked, community translation · [\#320443](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/320443) [\#414809](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/414809))

- Ти **чекав** на щось інше?
  Were you **expecting** something else?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shanghainese and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2063325](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2063325) [\#3625416](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3625416))

- Я не **чекав**, що мені заплатять.
  I wasn't **expecting** to get paid.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6350429](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6350429) [\#8753110](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8753110))

- Я не **чекав**, що Том закохається у Мері.
  I didn't **expect** that Tom would fall in love with Mary.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2244285](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2244285) [\#6941035](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6941035))

## long

Used about 10 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10). Meaning: [long in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/long/).

- Том не дуже довго **чекав**.
  Tom didn't wait very **long**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6354541](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6354541) [\#6599546](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6599546))

- Скільки часу ти мене **чекав**?
  How **long** did you wait for me?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rmdas and ANEESNT · checked, community translation · [\#3944801](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3944801) [\#3947127](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3947127))

- Том сказав, що він не дуже довго **чекав**.
  Tom said he didn't wait very **long**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by miketheknight and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6348023](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6348023) [\#7366115](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7366115))

## More sentences

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

- Цього ніхто не **чекав**.
  It wasn't something anybody expected.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by older and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4902897](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4902897) [\#4946523](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4946523))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-uk/) · [translating from Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-uk/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

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