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# шукали — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *шукали* 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: шукали (70). By style: everyday 18 · biblical 52.

## sought

Used about 29 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 29). Meaning: [sought in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sought/).

- Жиди ж **шукали** Його в сьвято, й казали: Де Він?
  The Jews therefore **sought** him at the feast, and said, “Where is he?”
  ([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 7:11)

- Другі ж, спокушуючи Його, ознаки від Него **шукали** з неба.
  Others, testing him, **sought** from him a sign from heaven.
  ([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 11:16)

- **Шукали** тодї знов Його схопити, та вхиливсь од рук їх,
  They **sought** again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.
  ([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 10:39)

- Коли вбивав їх, то **шукали** його і навертались, і благали Бога пильно.
  When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and **sought** God earnestly.
  ([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 · PSA 78:34)

- За се гонили Ісуса Жиди й **шукали** Його вбити, що се зробив у суботу.
  For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus and **sought** to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
  ([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 5:16)

## looking

Used about 10 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · biblical ≈ 2).

- Ви це **шукали**?
  Is this what you were **looking** for?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shanghainese and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4133563](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4133563) [\#4210203](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4210203))

- І рече Він до них: Чого ж **шукали** мене? хиба ж не знали, що в тому, що єсть Отця мого, треба бути менї?
  He said to them, “Why were you **looking** for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
  ([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 2:49)

- Навіщо ви нас **шукали**?
  Why were you **looking** for us?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CH · checked, community translation · [\#3917445](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3917445) [\#5778944](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5778944))

- І, побачивши Його, здивувались вони, й сказала мати Його до Него: Дитино, що се зробив єси з нами? ось батько Твій і я, болїючи, **шукали** Тебе.
  When they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously **looking** for you.”
  ([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 2:48)

- Ви знайшли, що **шукали**?
  Did you find what you were **looking** for?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#276703](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/276703) [\#7104641](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7104641))

## seek

Used about 8 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 8). Meaning: [seek in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seek/).

- Сповни лице їх соромом, щоб **шукали** імені твого, Господи!
  Fill their faces with confusion, that they may **seek** your name, LORD.
  ([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 · PSA 83:16)

- щоб **шукали** Господа, чей намацяють Його та знайдуть, хоч недалеко (Він) від кожного з нас.
  that they should **seek** the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
  ([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 · ACT 17:27)

- Ісаїя ж зосьміливсь і глаголе: Знайшли мене ті, що не **шукали**, обявивсь я тим, що не питали про мене.
  Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who didn’t **seek** me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.”
  ([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 · ROM 10:20)

- Чому? Тому, що (**шукали** праведности) не од віри, а якби од учинків закону; спіткнулись бо на камінь спотикання.
  Why? Because they didn’t **seek** it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
  ([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 · ROM 9:32)

- Бо передше, як вас не було, то Господь, Бог наш, покарав нас за те, що ми не **шукали** його, як слїд.
  For because you didn’t carry it at first, the LORD our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t **seek** him according to the ordinance.”
  ([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 · 1CH 15:13)

## searched

Used about 7 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 3).

- Ми **шукали** скрізь.
  We've **searched** everywhere.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#4132622](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4132622) [\#6858873](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6858873))

- Вони **шукали** своєї родописї, та не знайшлась, і через те вилучено їх від сьвященства.
  These **searched** for their genealogical records, but couldn’t find them. Therefore they were deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.
  ([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 · NEH 7:64)

- Ми скрізь **шукали**.
  We've **searched** everywhere.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#4132622](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4132622) [\#6858872](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6858872))

- Тодї дав царь Дарій приказ, і **шукали** в Вавилонї в книгоскладї, в домі, де складали царські скарби.
  Then Darius the king made a decree, and the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon, was **searched**.
  ([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 · EZR 6:1)

- Ми **шукали** скрізь.
  We **searched** everywhere.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2241442](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2241442) [\#6858873](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6858873))

## everywhere

Used about 3 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3). Meaning: [everywhere in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/everywhere/).

- Ви скрізь **шукали**?
  Did you search **everywhere**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Balamax and CK · checked, community translation · [\#12300785](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12300785) [\#12300799](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12300799))

- Його **шукали** повсюди, але ніде не знайшли.
  They looked for him **everywhere** but didn't find him.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rozmaita and lukaszpp · checked, community translation · [\#463210](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/463210) [\#495256](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/495256))

- Ми **шукали** скрізь.
  We looked **everywhere**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2241147](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2241147) [\#6858873](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6858873))

## More sentences

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

- Ви це **шукали**?
  Is this what you were searching for?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shanghainese and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3044415](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3044415) [\#4210203](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4210203))

- Ми її **шукали**.
  We looked for her.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#263255](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/263255) [\#6991159](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6991159))

- Ми **шукали** її.
  We looked for her.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#263255](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/263255) [\#6991156](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6991156))

## Grammar

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