опираться

Russian

Etymology

о- (o-) + пирать (piratʹ), the latter being a variant of пере́ть (perétʹ, to carry, move, trudge), q. v.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

опира́ться • (opirátʹsja) impf (perfective опере́ться)

  1. to lean, to rest (on, against)
  2. to rely (on), to depend on, to be guided (by)
    Дава́йте опира́ться то́лько на фа́кты.
    Davájte opirátʹsja tólʹko na fákty.
    Let us be guided by facts only.

Conjugation

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