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# чекати — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *чекати* 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: чекати (236). By style: everyday 236.

## wait

Used about 187 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 187). Forms: wait, waiting. Meaning: [wait in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wait/).

- Я мушу **чекати** тут.
  I have to **wait** here.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Ergulis · checked, community translation · [\#8345536](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8345536) [\#8345677](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8345677))

- Том примусив мене **чекати**.
  Tom made me **wait**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6358536](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6358536) [\#6328125](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6328125))

- Я не можу більше **чекати**.
  I can't **wait** anymore.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1359325](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1359325) [\#7122128](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7122128))

- Том не захотів **чекати**.
  Tom didn't want to **wait**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2545820](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2545820) [\#7024030](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7024030))

- Тому сказали не **чекати**.
  Tom was told not to **wait**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6356749](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6356749) [\#8900268](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8900268))

## kept

Used about 44 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 44).

- Вибач, що змусив тебе **чекати**.
  Sorry to have **kept** you waiting.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by aandrusiak and CK · checked, community translation · [\#275291](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/275291) [\#635498](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/635498))

- Він спеціально примусив мене **чекати**.
  He **kept** me waiting on purpose.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CM · checked, community translation · [\#293415](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/293415) [\#5700410](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5700410))

- Ви змусили мене **чекати** дві години.
  You've **kept** me waiting for two hours.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by pinaxe and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#6200100](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6200100) [\#6201757](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6201757))

- Перепрошую, що я примусила вас **чекати**.
  I'm sorry to have **kept** you waiting.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#64256](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/64256) [\#7144387](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7144387))

- Вибач, що змусив тебе так довго **чекати**.
  I'm sorry to have **kept** you waiting for so long.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by aandrusiak and Chrikaru · checked, community translation · [\#1349563](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1349563) [\#492547](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/492547))

## longer

Used about 5 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5). Forms: long, longer. Meaning: [longer in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/longer/).

- Я більше не можу **чекати**.
  I can't hold on any **longer**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5850317](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5850317) [\#5889271](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5889271))

## 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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