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избегнуть

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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 избѣгнѫти (izběgnǫti). By surface analysis, из- (iz-) +‎ -бе́гнуть (-bégnutʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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избе́гнуть (izbégnutʹpf (imperfective избега́ть)

  1. to avoid, to refrain from [with genitive ‘something’ or infinitive ‘doing something’]
    избегну́ть дубли́рования уси́лийizbegnútʹ dublírovanija usílijto avoid duplication of efforts
  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 less common than избежа́ть (izbežátʹ).

Conjugation

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