жать

Russian

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  • IPA(key): [ʐatʲ]
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žęti; cognate with Old Church Slavonic жѧти (žęti), 1sg. жьмѫ (žĭmǫ).

Verb

жать • (žatʹimpf (perfective сжать or пожа́ть)

  1. to press, to squeeze
    жать ру́куžatʹ rúkushake hands
  2. (sports) to benchpress, to lift
  3. to pinch, to hurt, to be tight
    о́бувь жмётóbuvʹ žmjotthe shoes are tight (too small) (literally, “the shoes squeeze”)
  4. to press out, to squeeze out
  5. to oppress, to draw near
    сро́ки жмутsróki žmutwe are reaching the deadline (literally, “deadlines are pressing”)
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žęti; cognate with Old Church Slavonic жѧти (žęti), 1sg. жьнѭ (žĭnjǫ).

Verb

жать • (žatʹimpf (perfective сжать or пожа́ть)

  1. to reap, to crop
    что посе́ешь, то и пожнёшьšto poséješʹ, to i požnjóšʹas you sow, so shall you reap
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