раскланяться

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Russian

Etymology

рас- (ras-) +‎ кла́няться (klánjatʹsja)

Pronunciation

Verb

раскла́няться (rasklánjatʹsjapf (imperfective раскла́ниваться)

  1. to bow (e.g. of a gentleman or performer)
    • 1884, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Драма на охоте; English translation from Ronald Wilks, transl., The Shooting Party, London: Penguin Books, 2004:
      Бы́вший суде́бный сле́дователь гала́нтно раскла́нялся, осторо́жно взя́лся за дверну́ю ру́чку и исче́з, оста́вив на моё́м столе́ своё́ произведе́ние.
      Bývšij sudébnyj slédovatelʹ galántno rasklánjalsja, ostoróžno vzjálsja za dvernúju rúčku i isčéz, ostáviv na mojóm stolé svojó proizvedénije.
      The former investigating magistrate bowed gallantly, gingerly grasped the door handle and vanished, leaving his story on my desk.
  2. to greet by bowing
  3. to say goodbye, to bid farewell

Conjugation