облета́ть

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verbimperfective perfective is облете́ть

1.
to fly around, to fly all over, to fly over (an area)
Он облета́л всю страну́ за неде́лю.
He flew all over the country in a week.
With an accusative object: the place flown around or across.
2.
to spread rapidly, to go round, to sweep through
Таки́е но́вости бы́стро облета́ют весь го́род.
News like that spreads through the whole town fast.
Figurative, usually of news or rumours.
3.
to fall off (of leaves), to shed its leaves
Осенью ли́стья бы́стро облета́ют.
In autumn the leaves fall off quickly.
4.
(rare) to test-fly, to test (an aircraft)aviation
Лётчику ну́жно облета́ть но́вый самолёт.
The pilot has to test-fly the new plane.

Motion info

облета́ть is derived from the multidirectional verb of motion лета́ть with prefix об- (around).

Новость быстро облетала весь город.
The news quickly spread throughout the city.
Осенью листья облетают с деревьев.
In autumn, the leaves fall from the trees.
Краска, замаскировывавшая старую надпись, начала облетать.
The paint concealing the old inscription began to peel off.
Краска на двери, колупаемая мальчиком, облетала быстро.
The paint on the door, which the boy was picking at, came off quickly.

Imperative
ты	облета́й
вы	облета́йте

Active present	облетающий	flying around, flying over, circumnavigating (by air), bypassing (by air)
Active past	облета́вший	shed, fallen (leaves, petals), flown around
Passive present	облетаемый	flown around, being flown around
Passive past	облётанный	flight-tested, well-flown, broken in (aircraft)
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	облетав облетавши	while doing (past)

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