маячить

Russian

Etymology

Apparently from мая́к (maják, lighthouse) + -ить (-itʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈjæt͡ɕɪtʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

мая́чить • (majáčitʹ) impf

  1. to loom, to appear indistinctly
    Synonym: мелька́ть (melʹkátʹ)
  2. (colloquial) to hang around, to linger
  3. (colloquial) to be in the offing, to loom ahead
    Synonyms: предви́деться (predvídetʹsja), ожида́ться (ožidátʹsja)
    пе́ред ним мая́чит повыше́ниеpéred nim majáčit povyšénijein his case, a promotion is in the offing
    впереди́ мая́чат экза́меныvperedí majáčat ekzámenyexaminations are looming ahead

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