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Etymology edit

From за- (za-) +‎ пасть (pastʹ).

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запа́сть (zapástʹpf (imperfective запада́ть)

  1. to fall back, to fall behind, to sink down
  2. to sink deeply
    слова́ его́ запа́ли мне в ду́шуslová jevó zapáli mne v dúšuhis words imprinted themselves in my mind [on my soul]; his words sank home
  3. (slang) to take (to), to fall (for)

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