облете́ть

rare #16748

verbperfective

1.
to fly around, to circle, to fly round
Спу́тник облете́л Зе́млю за полтора́ ча́са.
The satellite circled the Earth in an hour and a half.
2.
to spread quickly, to sweep through, to get around
Весть облете́ла весь го́род.
The news spread through the whole town.
Of news, rumours; usually with an object naming the place.
3.
to fall off, to drop off, to shed its leaves
Сухи́е ли́стья облете́ли.
The dry leaves have fallen off.
4.
(rare) to test-fly, to try out in flightaviation
Лётчик облете́л но́вый самолёт.
The pilot test-flew the new plane.

Motion info

облете́ть is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion лете́ть with prefix об- (around).

Эта новость облетела полмира за час.
This news spread around half the world in an hour.
Но́вость быстро облете́ла дере́вню.
The news soon spread all over the village.
Интервью́ бы́ло снято́ на видео и затем облете́ло весь Интерне́т.
The interview was recorded on video and shared all over the Internet.
Мой оте́ц облете́л весь мир.
My father traveled all over the world by air.

Imperative
ты	облети́
вы	облети́те

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