доплы́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is доплыва́ть

1.
to swim to, to swim as far as, to reach by swimming
Он доплы́л до середи́ны реки́.
He swam to the middle of the river.
Perfective; usually with до + genitive.
2.
to sail to, to sail as far as, to reach by boat
Мы доплы́ли до о́строва на ло́дке.
We reached the island by boat.
Of vessels and their passengers.
3.
(rare) to drift to, to waft to, to carry as far as
Из откры́того окна́ в сад доплы́л запах табака́.
The smell of tobacco drifted from the open window into the garden.
Figurative; of smells, sounds, rumours.

Motion info

доплы́ть is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion плыть with prefix до- (reach).

Ты сможешь доплыть до того буя?
Will you be able to swim as far as that buoy?
Он доплыл до другого берега за десять минут.
He swam to the other bank in ten minutes.
Мы доплыли до острова только к вечеру.
We reached the island by swimming only in the evening.
Мы взяли тузик, чтобы доплыть до яхты.
We took the dinghy to get to the yacht.

Imperative
ты	доплыви́
вы	доплыви́те

Active present	-
Active past	доплы́вший	having swum to, having reached by swimming
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	доплы́в доплывши	while doing (past)

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