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обойти́

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verbperfective imperfective is обходи́ть
  • 1.

    to go around, to walk round, to skirt

    Мы обошли́ дом вокру́г.

    We walked around the house.

    Of physical movement around an object or obstacle.

  • 2.

    to evade, to bypass, to avoid, to circumvent

    Мы не мо́жем обойти́ э́тот вопро́с.

    We can't get around this question.

    Figurative: of questions, laws, difficulties.

  • 3.

    to go round (all of them), to make the rounds of, to visit one by one

    Я обошёл все магази́ны, но ничего не нашёл.

    I went round all the shops but found nothing.

    With a plural object: all the shops, all the neighbours.

  • 4.

    to overtake, to pass, to outstrip

    На второ́м кру́ге наш бегу́н обошёл америка́нца.

    On the second lap our runner overtook the American.

    In a race, or figuratively in a career.

  • 5.

    to spread (of news), to go round, to travel round

    Слух обошёл весь го́род.

    The rumour went round the whole town.

    Subject is news, a rumour, a photo.

Motion info

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

Usage info

сов. 1. dolanmaq, dövrə vurmaq: dövrələmək, arxasına keçmək, dalına keçmək; обойти город с востока şəhəri şərqdən ötüb keçmək; обойти фланг неприятеля düşmənin cinahına keçmək; 2. məc. ötürmək, üstündən keçmək, toxunmamaq, buraxmaq; обойти щекотливый вопрос incə məsələnin üstündən ötmək; обойти молчанием sükutla keçmək; 3. dan. etmək, keçmək; yanından keçmək; 4. gəzmək, dəymək, baş çəkmək; обойти все дома bütün evləri gəzmək; обойти вс ех знакомых bütün tanışlarına dəymək (baş çəkmək); 5. məc. y

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
обойду́
ты-
обойдёшь
он/она́/оно́-
обойдёт
мы-
обойдём
вы-
обойдёте
они́-
обойду́т
Imperative
ты
обойди́
вы
обойди́те
Past
masculine
обошёл
feminine
обошла́
neuter
обошло́
plural
обошли́

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

обоше́дший

having bypassed, having gone around, having avoided

Passive present

-

Passive past

обойдённый

bypassed, circumvented, gone around

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

обойдя́

while doing (past)

Word familyидти́PRO

  • идти́to go (on foot); to fall (of rain or snow); to be going on; to suit (someone); to be on (TV or radio)
    verbimperfective
  • уйти́to leave; to escape; to take (time or material); to retire
    verbperfective
  • войти́to enter; to become part of; to fit; to penetrate
    verbperfective
  • вы́йтиto go out; to be published; to turn out; to marry; to run out
    verbperfective
  • дойти́to reach (on foot); to reach (someone); to come to; to escalate into; to reach (a level); to ripen
    verbperfective
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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
обойти́обо-to go around; to evade; to go round (all of them); to overtake; to spread (of news)
обойти́сьобо-to manage (without); to cost; to treat (somebody); to turn out (all right)
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Related words

See also

  • заходи́тьto drop in; to come in; to pick up (on the way); to log in; to set (sun) 
  • обхо́дround; circumvention; detour; doctor's round 

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • haunter1781 edited translation 5 months ago.
  • vern.martin.2 edited translation 7 months ago.