жать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐatʲ]
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Etymology 1

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

Verb

жать (žatʹ) impf (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 žmjótthe shoes are tight (too small)
  4. to press out, to squeeze out
  5. to oppress, to draw near
    сро́ки жмутsróki žmutwe are reaching the deadline
Conjugation
Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

  • выжимка (vyžimka), жим (žim), жом (žom), жмых (žmyx), зажи́м (zažím), нажи́м (nažím), обжимка (obžimka), отжим (otžim), пережим (perežim)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

жать (žatʹ) impf (perfective сжать or пожа́ть)

  1. to reap, to crop
    что посе́ешь, то и пожнёшь
    što poséješʹ, to i požnjóšʹ
    as you sow, so shall you reap
Conjugation
Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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