uhvatiti

ухватити

/ǔxʋatiti/ · perfective

VERB

to catch; to capture

Policija je uhvatila lopova. — The police caught the thief.

Uhvati loptu! — Catch the ball!
(za + acc.) to grab; to take hold of

Uhvatio me je za ruku. — He grabbed me by the hand.
(of transport) to catch

Jedva sam uhvatio poslednji autobus. — I barely caught the last bus.
(in the act) to catch (someone doing something)

Uhvatila ga je kako čita njene poruke. — She caught him reading her messages.
colloq. (of illness, feeling) to catch; to come over

Uhvatila me je prehlada. — I've caught a cold.

The imperfective is hvatati; "uhvatiti se za + acc." means to grab onto something.

Synonyms:

zgrabiti ščepati dohvatiti uloviti

Forms

Past (masc.): uhvatio

Imperative: uhvati

Antonyms: pustiti, ispustiti

Expressions