поплы́ть

uncommon #6550C2

verbperfective imperfective is плыть

1.
to start swimming, to set sail, to swim off, to sail
Кора́бль поплы́л к о́строву.
The ship set sail toward the island.
Perfective, unidirectional: marks the start of movement through water in one direction.
2.
to float, to drift
Ли́стья поплы́ли по реке́.
The leaves began to drift down the river.
Of things carried by water or air (leaves, boats, clouds).

Motion info

поплы́ть is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion плыть.

Заколыхавшийся туман медленно поплыл над рекой.
The mist that had begun to sway slowly drifted over the river.
Утка крякнула и поплыла к берегу.
The duck quacked and swam toward the shore.
Все поплы́ли, кроме Тома.
Everyone but Tom swam.
Оттолкнувшийся от берега пловец быстро поплыл.
The swimmer who had pushed off from the shore swam away quickly.
Мы сели в старый каюк и поплыли по реке.
We got into an old canoe and set off down the river.
Рабочие налегли на весла и поплыли быстрее.
The rowers dug into their oars and sped up.
Я ду́маю, Том поплывёт.
I think Tom will swim.
Мы поплыли к низовью широкой реки.
We sailed toward the lower reaches of the broad river.

Imperative
ты	поплыви́
вы	поплыви́те

Active present	-
Active past	поплы́вший	melted, runny, smudged, smeared
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	поплы́в поплывши	while doing (past)

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