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# чекали — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *чекали* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 2 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: чекали (43). By style: everyday 43.

## waited

Used about 40 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 40). Forms: wait, waited, waiting.

- Ми не **чекали**.
  We didn't **wait**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3736618](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3736618) [\#6149164](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6149164))

- Ви довго **чекали**?
  Did you **wait** long?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3822957](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3822957) [\#7080257](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7080257))

- Ми **чекали** на неї.
  We **waited** for her.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and dzouras · checked, community translation · [\#8888937](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8888937) [\#8889118](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8889118))

- Ми на неї **чекали**.
  We **waited** for her.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and dzouras · checked, community translation · [\#8888937](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8888937) [\#8889119](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8889119))

- Довго **чекали**?
  How long have you **waited**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#37610](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/37610) [\#7106765](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7106765))

## gate

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

- Вони **чекали**, поки відкриють ворота.
  They were waiting for the **gate** to open.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#307615](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/307615) [\#8227726](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8227726))

- Вони **чекали**, поки відкриють хвіртку.
  They were waiting for the **gate** to open.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#307615](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/307615) [\#8227727](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8227727))

## More sentences

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

- Ми **чекали** на нього.
  We've been expecting him.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CH · checked, community translation · [\#3918488](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3918488) [\#6579670](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6579670))

## 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/).

## About these examples

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