жать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐatʲ]
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žęti; cognate with Old Church Slavonic жѧти (žęti), 1sg. жьмѫ (žĭmǫ).

Verb

жать • (žatʹ) impf (perfective сжать or пожа́ть)

  1. to press, to squeeze
    жать ру́ку ― žatʹ rúku ― shake hands
  2. (sports) to benchpress, to lift
  3. to pinch, to hurt, to be tight
    о́бувь жмёт ― óbuvʹ žmjot ― the shoes are tight (too small) (literally, “the shoes squeeze”)
  4. to press out, to squeeze out
  5. to oppress, to draw near
    сро́ки жмут ― sróki žmut ― we are reaching the deadline (literally, “deadlines are pressing”)
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žęti; cognate with Old Church Slavonic жѧти (žęti), 1sg. жьнѭ (žĭnjǫ).

Verb

жать • (žatʹ) impf (perfective сжать or пожа́ть)

  1. to reap, to crop
    что посе́ешь, то и пожнёшь ― što poséješʹ, to i požnjóšʹ ― as you sow, so shall you reap
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