миновать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic миновати (minovati), from Proto-Slavic *minovati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪnɐˈvatʲ]
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Verb

минова́ть • (minovátʹ) impf or pf (perfective минова́ть or мину́ть)

  1. to pass, to elapse (of time)
  2. to go by, to go past (without any effect)
  3. (colloquial or dated) to turn (an age)

Conjugation

imperfective

perfective

Verb

минова́ть • (minovátʹ) pf

  1. (chiefly in the negative) to evade
    Чему́ быть, того́ не минова́ть.
    Čemú bytʹ, tovó ne minovátʹ.
    What must be, must be; What happens, happens.
  2. (intransitive) to end, to finish

Conjugation

perfective

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