объять

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

об- (ob-) +‎ ять (jatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbˈjætʲ]
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Verb

объя́ть • (obʺjátʹ) pf (imperfective обнима́ть or обыма́ть)

  1. (literary) to come (over), to envelop, to fill
    объя́тый тоско́й (гру́стью) ― obʺjátyj toskój (grústʹju) ― filled with anguish (melancholy)
    объя́тый пла́менем ― obʺjátyj plámenem ― enveloped in flames
    у́жас объя́л его́ ― úžas obʺjál jevó ― he was seized with terror; he was terror-stricken
  2. to comprehend, to grasp, to embrace
    нельзя́ объя́ть необъя́тное ― nelʹzjá obʺjátʹ neobʺjátnoje ― you can't embrace the unembraceable

Conjugation

neutral-style and high-style/literary:

nonstandard:

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