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обходи́ть

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verbimperfective perfective is обойти́
  • 1.

    to go around, to walk around, to skirt

    Она́ обхо́дит большу́ю лу́жу.

    She walks around the big puddle.

    Of moving round something physically so as not to touch or cross it.

  • 2.

    to circumvent, to evade, to bypass, to avoid

    Автоуго́нщики уме́ют обходи́ть блокиро́вку зажига́ния.

    Car thieves know how to bypass the ignition lock.

    Of laws, rules, obstacles, awkward topics.

  • 3.

    to make the rounds of, to go round (all of), to tour

    Полице́йский обходи́л свой уча́сток.

    The policeman was making the rounds of his beat.

    Of patrols, doctors' rounds, visiting every house in turn.

  • 4.

    to overtake, to outstrip, to surpass

    На после́днем кру́ге он обхо́дит сопе́рника.

    On the last lap he overtakes his rival.

    In a race or in competition.

  • 5.

    to pass over, to overlook, to leave out

    Его́ постоя́нно обхо́дят по слу́жбе.

    He is constantly passed over for promotion.

    Often обходить по службе 'to pass over for promotion'.

Motion info

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

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
обхожу́
бу́ду обходи́ть
ты
обхо́дишь
бу́дешь обходи́ть
он/она́/оно́
обхо́дит
бу́дет обходи́ть
мы
обхо́дим
бу́дем обходи́ть
вы
обхо́дите
бу́дете обходи́ть
они́
обхо́дят
бу́дут обходи́ть

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты
обходи́
вы
обходи́те
Past
masculine
обходи́л
feminine
обходи́ла
neuter
обходи́ло
plural
обходи́ли

Participles

Active present

обходя́щий

going around, bypassing, circumventing

Active past

обходи́вший

having visited, having frequented, who visited, who frequented

Passive present

обходи́мый

circumventable, avoidable, bypassable

Passive past

обхо́женный

well-cared for, tended, well-kept, neat

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

обходив

обходивши

while doing (past)

Word familyходи́тьPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
обходи́тьоб-to go around; to circumvent; to make the rounds of; to overtake; to pass over
обходи́тьсяоб-to do without; to treat (someone); to cost; to turn out (a certain way)
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  • Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
  • Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
  • haunter1781 edited translation 5 months ago.
  • haunter1781 edited translation 5 months ago.