идти

• итти́ (ittí) (obsolete)
• ити́ (ití) (obsolete)

From Old East Slavic ити (iti), from Proto-Slavic *jьti (“to go”). The infinitive spelled with д (d) is attested since the 14th century, under influence of иду́ (idú), идёшь (idjóšʹ), etc.

• IPA^(key): [ɪˈtʲːi]

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Идти.

идти́ • (idtí) impf (perfective пойти́) (concrete verbs)

1. to go

   Идём в кинотеа́тр! ― Idjóm v kinoteátr! ― Let's go to the movie theater!

2. to walk
3. (of precipitation) to fall

   Идёт дождь. ― Idjót doždʹ. ― It’s raining.

   Идёт снег. ― Idjót sneg. ― It’s snowing.

   Идёт град. ― Idjót grad. ― It’s hailing.

4. to function, to work

   Э́ти часы́ не иду́т. ― Éti časý ne idút. ― This clock/watch doesn't work.

5. to suit, to become (of wearing clothes)

   Э́тот костю́м ему́ идёт. ― Étot kostjúm jemú idjót. ― This suit suits him.

6. (used in expressions)

   Вре́мя идёт бы́стро. ― Vrémja idjót býstro. ― Time flies.

   Э́то ещё куда́ ни шло. ― Éto ješčó kudá ni šlo. ― That's still all right. (colloquial)

   Их това́ры иду́т хорошо́. ― Ix továry idút xorošó. ― Their products are selling well.

   О чём идёт речь?

   O čóm idjót rečʹ?

   What is being talked about? / What is it all about? / What is the topic? / What are you guys talking about?

   Всё идёт по пла́ну. ― Vsjó idjót po plánu. ― Everything is going as planned.

   Во ско́лько идёт э́та переда́ча? ― Vo skólʹko idjót éta peredáča? ― What time is this (television) program on?

   Э́то не идёт ни в како́е сравне́ние с че́м-либо/ке́м-либо.

   Éto ne idjót ni v kakóje sravnénije s čém-libo/kém-libo.

   It cannot be compared with something/someone.

   Речь идёт о двух/трёх веща́х. ― Rečʹ idjót o dvux/trjóx veščáx. ― [insert subject] is/are talking about two/three things.

   идти́ на компроми́сс ― idtí na kompromíss ― to compromise, make a compromise

   идти́ на усту́пки ― idtí na ustúpki ― to compromise, make concessions

   идти́ на риск ― idtí na risk ― to run a risk, take a chance

   идти́ на всё ― idtí na vsjó ― to be ready to do anything, go to any length

   идти́ по пята́м ― idtí po pjatám ― to follow in someone's footsteps; to follow on the heels of

• Идти and пойти́ (pojtí) are Russian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, ходи́ть (xodítʹ), is an abstract verb.
• Prefixed derivatives of this verb are formed using the combining form -йти́ (-jtí).

• See also ходи́ть (xodítʹ) for further terms derived from that verb.

• ходи́ть (xodítʹ)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “иду”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “идти”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 337