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 уси́лий ― izbegátʹ dublírovanija usílij ― to 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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