взирать

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Russian

Etymology

Perhaps вз- (vz-) +‎ -зира́ть (-zirátʹ), with reduction of *взз- to вз-; compare взыва́ть impf (vzyvátʹ), воззва́ть pf (vozzvátʹ).

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Verb

взира́ть (vzirátʹimpf (perfective воззре́ть)

  1. (dated) to look (at), to gaze (at)
    взира́ть на кого́-либо свысока́vzirátʹ na kovó-libo svysokáto look down on someone
    • 1877, Иван Тургенев, “Часть первая. VI”, in Новь; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Virgin Soil, 1920:
      Валентина Михайловна сказала ему что-то любезное, но он хорошенько не расслышал её слов и не отвечал, а только заметил, что она особенно светло и ласково взирала на своего мужа и жалась к нему.
      Valentina Mixajlovna skazala jemu što-to ljubeznoje, no on xorošenʹko ne rasslyšal jejó slov i ne otvečal, a tolʹko zametil, što ona osobenno svetlo i laskovo vzirala na svojevo muža i žalasʹ k nemu.
      Valentina Mihalovna said something affable to him; but he did not quite catch her words and made no response; he only noticed that she gazed with peculiar brightness and affection at her husband and kept close to his side.

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