избегнуть

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic избѣгнѫти (izběgnǫti). By surface analysis, из- (iz-) + -бе́гнуть (-bégnutʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪzˈbʲeɡnʊtʲ]

Verb

избе́гнуть • (izbégnutʹ) pf (imperfective избега́ть) (+ genitive or infinitive)

  1. to avoid, to evade, to elude
  2. to refrain from
  3. to keep off, to steer clear, to shun
  4. to escape (from trouble, misfortune, punishment, etc.)

Usage notes

This perfective form is less common than избежать.

Conjugation

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