зева́ть

uncommon #7333

verbimperfective perfective is зевну́ть

1.
to yawn
Он зева́л весь урок.
He yawned through the whole lesson.
2.
to gape, to gawk, to be inattentive
Не зева́й по сторона́м!
Don't stand there gaping around!
Colloquial; often in the imperative не зевай! 'look sharp!'
3.
to miss (through inattention), to let slip
Таки́е возмо́жности не зева́ют.
You don't let chances like that slip.
Colloquial; the perfective прозевать is more usual.

Examples

Когда зазвене́л буди́льник, Мэри уже зева́ла и потягивалась.
When her alarm clock sounded, Mary was already yawning and stretching.
Слу́шатели уже на́чали зева́ть.
The listeners had already begun to yawn.
Постара́йся не зева́ть.
Try not to yawn.
Постарайтесь не зева́ть.
Try not to yawn.
Ребёнок, раздевавшийся перед сном, зевал во весь рот.
The child who was getting undressed before bed yawned widely.
Малыш, одеваемый бабушкой, зевал от скуки.
The little boy, being dressed by his grandmother, was yawning from boredom.
Когда зева́ешь, прикрыва́й рот руко́й.
When you yawn, cover your mouth with your hand.
Он постоянно не досыпает и весь день зевает.
He is constantly not getting enough sleep and yawns all day.

Imperative
ты	зева́й
вы	зева́йте

Active present	зева́ющий	yawning
Active past	зева́вший	yawning, having yawned
Passive present	зева́емый	yawn-inducing, boring, tedious
Passive past	зёванный	missed, overlooked, neglected
Gerund present	зева́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	-

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
зева́ть	-	to yawn; to gape; to miss (through inattention)
зазева́ться	за-	to get distracted; to gape (at)
прозева́ть	про-	to miss; to yawn (for a while)