отвле́чься

uncommon #5348

1.
to get distracted from, to take one's mind off, to break away from
Ему́ ну́жно отвле́чься от рабо́ты.
He needs to take his mind off work.
от + genitive
2.
to get distracted by, to have one's attention drawn to
Води́тель отвлёкся на телефо́н.
The driver got distracted by his phone.
на + accusative
3.
to digress, to stray from the subject, to wander off the point
Ты отвлёкся в сто́рону.
You have wandered off the point.
4.
to abstract (from), to disregard, to leave out of account
Дава́йте отвлечёмся от подро́бностей.
Let us disregard the details.
от + genitive; of deliberately ignoring details

Examples

Архитектор, дочерчивавший план дома, отвлёкся на звонок.
The architect, who was finishing the house plan, was distracted by a phone call.
Не давай тоске загрызать тебя, отвлекись.
Don’t let sadness eat you up; distract yourself.
Том отвлёкся.
Tom is distracted.
Я отвлёкся и забы́л про вре́мя.
I got distracted and I lost track of time.
Мужчина, едва пригубивший чай, отвлёкся на разговор.
The man, having barely taken a sip of tea, was distracted by the conversation.
Ты отвлёкся.
You got distracted.
Мне надо отвле́чься.
I need a distraction.
Повар, обжаривавший котлеты, вдруг отвлёкся на телефон.
The cook who was frying the cutlets was suddenly distracted by his phone.

Imperative
ты	отвлеки́сь
вы	отвлеки́тесь

Active present	-
Active past	отвлёкшийся	distracted, diverted, absent-minded
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отвлёкшись	while doing (past)

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