избегать

Russian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic избѣгати (izběgati). By surface analysis, из- (iz-) + бе́гать (bégatʹ) + -а́ть (-átʹ).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪzbʲɪˈɡatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

избега́ть • (izbegátʹ) impf (perfective избежа́ть or избе́гнуть) (+ genitive or infinitive)

  1. to avoid, to evade, to elude
    избега́ть дубли́рования уси́лийizbegátʹ dublírovanija usílijto avoid duplication of efforts
  2. to refrain from
  3. to keep off, to steer clear, to shun
  4. to escape (from trouble, misfortune, punishment, etc.)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • избега́ние (izbegánije)

Etymology 2

из- (iz-) + бе́гать (bégatʹ)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪzˈbʲeɡətʲ]

Verb

избе́гать • (izbégatʹ) pf

  1. (colloquial) to run (many places), to run about, to run all over
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • избе́гаться pf (izbégatʹsja)
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