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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to discover oneself to be in a particular place",
"word": "zich in een bepaalde plek bevinden"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to discover oneself to be in a particular place",
"word": "sintrovi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to discover oneself to be in a particular place",
"word": "löytää itsensä"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to discover oneself to be in a particular place",
"word": "találja magát"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "opynjátysja",
"sense": "to discover oneself to be in a particular place",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опиня́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "opynýtysja",
"sense": "to discover oneself to be in a particular place",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "опини́тися"
}
],
"word": "find oneself"
}
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