обертатися

From оберта́ти (obertáty) +‎ -ся (-sja).

• IPA^(key): [ɔberˈtatesʲɐ]

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оберта́тися • (obertátysja) impf (perfective оберну́тися)

1. to turn (change orientation in space)

   Synonyms: поверта́тися impf (povertátysja), переверта́тися impf (perevertátysja)

   оберта́тися з бо́ку на бік ― obertátysja z bóku na bik ― to turn from side to side

2. (figuratively) to take a turn (change in direction, tone, or tendency)
3. to revolve, to rotate, to spin, to turn (move around an axis through itself)

   Synonym: крути́тися impf (krutýtysja)

4. to orbit, to revolve, to revolve around [+ навко́ло / довко́ла / навкруги́ (etc.) (genitive)] (move around a central point)

   Земля́ оберта́ється навко́ло Со́нця.

   Zemljá obertájetʹsja navkólo Sóncja.

   The Earth revolves around the Sun.

5. (figuratively) to revolve around [+ навко́ло / довко́ла / навкруги́ (etc.) (genitive)] (to be essentially connected with)
6. to circulate (of blood, fluid in an organism)

   Synonym: циркулюва́ти impf (cyrkuljuváty)

7. (imperfective only, figuratively) to circulate, to move (of a person in a social milieu)
8. (colloquial, with туди́ й наза́д, туди́ й сюди́ or similar) to go there and back / back and forth / to and fro
9. (figuratively) to turn [+ на / в (accusative) = into] or [+instrumental = into] (to change fundamentally)

   Synonym: перетво́рюватися impf (peretvórjuvatysja)

10. (figuratively) to result in [+instrumental]
11. (dated) to turn [+ до (genitive) = to somebody] (for attention, help, etc.)

    Synonym: зверта́тися impf (zvertátysja)

12. (colloquial, chiefly with шви́дко, пові́льно) to go about it
13. (imperfective only, rare) to deal with, to handle [+ з (instrumental)]

    Synonyms: обхо́дитися impf (obxódytysja), пово́дитися impf (povódytysja)

14. (imperfective only, economics, finance) to circulate (of money, goods, etc.)
15. passive of оберта́ти impf (obertáty)

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• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2019), “обертатися”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 10 (на́ступ – о́бміль), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “обертатися”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1974), “обертатися”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Н – О), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 492
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “обертатися”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “обертатися”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “обертатися”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “обертатися”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)