избежать

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Russian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic избѣжати (izběžati). By surface analysis, из- (iz-) +‎ бежа́ть (bežátʹ).

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Verb

избежа́ть (izbežátʹpf (imperfective избега́ть)

  1. to avoid, to refrain from
    избежа́ть депорта́ции из како́й-либо страны́izbežátʹ deportácii iz kakój-libo stranýto evade deportation from a certain country
  2. to keep off, to steer clear of, to shun, to evade, to elude
  3. to escape

Usage notes

This perfective form is more common than избегнуть.

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