миновать

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old East Slavic миновати (minovati), from Proto-Slavic *minovati.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪnɐˈvatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

минова́ть (minovátʹimpf or pf (perfective минова́ть or мину́ть)

  1. to pass, to elapse (of time)
  2. to go by, to go past (without any effect)
  3. (colloquial or dated) to turn (an age)

Conjugation[edit]

imperfective

perfective

Verb[edit]

минова́ть (minovátʹpf

  1. (chiefly in the negative) to evade
    Чему́ быть, того́ не минова́ть.
    Čemú bytʹ, tovó ne minovátʹ.
    What must be, must be; What happens, happens.
  2. (intransitive) to end, to finish

Conjugation[edit]

perfective

Related terms[edit]