объять

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

об- (ob-) +‎ ять (jatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbˈjætʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

объя́ть (obʺjátʹpf (imperfective обнима́ть or обыма́ть)

  1. (literary) to come (over), to envelop, to fill
    объя́тый тоско́й (гру́стью)obʺjátyj toskój (grústʹju)filled with anguish (melancholy)
    объя́тый пла́менемobʺjátyj plámenemenveloped in flames
    у́жас объя́л его́úžas obʺjál jevóhe was seized with terror; he was terror-stricken
  2. to comprehend, to grasp, to embrace
    нельзя́ объя́ть необъя́тноеnelʹzjá obʺjátʹ neobʺjátnojeyou can't embrace the unembraceable

Conjugation

neutral-style and high-style/literary:

nonstandard: