замести

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəmʲɪˈsʲtʲi]

Etymology 1

за- (za-) + мести́ (mestí)

Verb

замести́ • (zamestí) pf (imperfective замета́ть)

  1. to sweep (up)
    замести́ следы́zamestí sledýto cover one's tracks
  2. (with snow, sand etc.) to cover, to drift (against)
    Synonyms: засы́пать (zasýpatʹ), занести́ (zanestí)
    доро́гу замело́ сне́гомdorógu zameló snégomthe road is covered/blocked with snow
  3. (colloquial, passive voice, only in third person) to seize, to pinch, to run in
    Synonyms: задержа́ть (zaderžátʹ), забра́ть (zabrátʹ), арестова́ть (arestovátʹ)
Conjugation

Verb

замести́ • (zamestí)

  1. second-person singular imperative perfective of замести́ть (zamestítʹ)
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