пролета́ть

uncommon #7825

verbimperfective perfective is пролете́ть

1.
to fly past, to fly by, to fly over, to fly through
Над на́шим до́мом ка́ждое у́тро пролета́ют самолёты.
Planes fly over our house every morning.
over what? through what? past whom?
2.
to cover (a distance) by flying, to fly (a distance)
Э́ти пти́цы пролета́ют ты́сячи киломе́тров.
These birds cover thousands of kilometres.
what? - with a distance as object
3.
to fly by, to pass quickly
Дни пролета́ют незаме́тно.
The days fly by without your noticing.
of time

Motion info

пролета́ть is derived from the multidirectional verb of motion лета́ть with prefix про- (pass through).

Он привы́к лета́ть один, и он пролета́л э́тот маршру́т в своём воображе́нии много раз.
He was accustomed to flying alone, and he had flown this route in his imagination many times.
Коротаемые за книгой часы пролетали незаметно.
The hours spent reading flew by unnoticed.
Мы пролета́ем над Ти́хим океа́ном.
We are flying over the Pacific.
У тебя когда-нибудь пролета́ло незаме́тно вре́мя, пока ты чита́л кни́гу?
Have you ever lost track of time while reading a book?
Кстати, сейчас мы пролета́ем над По́льшей.
By the way, we’re flying over Poland now.
В компа́нии хоро́ших друзе́й вре́мя пролета́ет быстро.
In the company of good friends, the time flew by.
Годы пролета́ют быстро.
The years pass by quickly.

Imperative
ты	пролета́й
вы	пролета́йте

Active present	пролета́ющий	flying past, passing by, transient, fleeting
Active past	пролета́вший	having flown past, having flown by
Passive present	пролетаемый	flown over, flown past, flown through, traversed (by flying)
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	пролетав пролетавши	while doing (past)

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