объять

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

об- (ob-) + ять (jatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbˈjætʲ]
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Verb

объя́ть (obʺjátʹ) pf (imperfective обнима́ть or обыма́ть)

  1. (literary) to come (over), envelop, fill
    объятый тоской [грустью]obʺjatyj toskoj [grustʹju]filled with anguish [melancholy]
    объятый пламенемobʺjatyj plamenemenveloped in flames
    ужас объял егоužas obʺjal jevohe was seized with terror; he was terror-stricken
  2. to comprehend, grasp, embrace
    нельзя объять необъятноеnelʹzja obʺjatʹ neobʺjatnojeyou can't embrace the unembraceable

Conjugation

neutral-style and high-style/literary:

nonstandard:

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