обходи́ть

uncommon #7896C2

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).

Мы обходили квартал, перестаивавшийся после пожара.
We walked around the block, which was being rebuilt after the fire.
Полицейский обходил свой околоток каждый вечер.
The police officer patrolled his district every evening.
Каждое утро обходчик обходит свой участок пути.
Every morning, the track inspector walks along his section of track.
Сапёры обходили минированный участок дороги.
The sappers went around the mined section of the road.
Позвякивающий ключами сторож обходил двор.
The watchman, jingling his keys, walked around the courtyard.
Мы обходили обвалившийся участок дороги.
We went around the section of road that had caved in.
Это проклятое место лучше обходить стороной.
It’s best to avoid this cursed place.
Он старается обходить эту тему в разговоре.
He tries to avoid this topic in conversation.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	обходи́
вы	обходи́те

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)

ходи́тьto go
verbimperfective
входи́тьto enter; to be part of; to penetrate
verbimperfective
отхо́жийlatrine; seasonal (of work)
adjective
уходи́тьto leave; to escape
verbimperfective
выходи́тьto go out; to get off; to be published; to marry; to face; to be used up
verbimperfective

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(Derived from ходи́ть.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
обходи́ть	об-	to go around; to circumvent; to make the rounds of; to overtake; to pass over
обходи́ться	об-	to do without; to treat (someone); to cost; to turn out (a certain way)

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