избегнуть

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

избе́гнуть (izbégnutʹpf (imperfective избега́ть)

  1. to avoid, to refrain from
    избегну́ть дубли́рования уси́лийizbegnútʹ dublírovanija usílijto avoid duplication of efforts
  2. to keep off, to steer clear of, to shun, to evade, to elude
  3. to escape

Usage notes

This perfective form is less common than избежа́ть (izbežátʹ).

Conjugation