избежать

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic избѣжати (izběžati). By surface analysis, из- (iz-) +‎ бежа́ть (bežátʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɪzbʲɪˈʐatʲ]
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Verb

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избежа́ть (izbežátʹpf (imperfective избега́ть)

  1. to avoid, to refrain from [with genitive ‘something’ or infinitive ‘doing something’]
    избежа́ть депорта́ции из како́й-либо страны́izbežátʹ deportácii iz kakój-libo stranýto evade deportation from a certain country
  2. to keep off, to steer clear of, to shun, to evade, to elude [with genitive ‘someone/something’]
  3. to escape [with genitive ‘from trouble, misfortune, punishment, etc.’]

Usage notes

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This perfective form is more common than избегнуть.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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