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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic избѣгати (izběgati). By surface analysis, из- (iz-) +‎ бе́гать (bégatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ).

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  • IPA(key): [ɪzbʲɪˈɡatʲ]
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избега́ть (izbegátʹimpf (perfective избежа́ть or избе́гнуть) (+ genitive or infinitive)

  1. to avoid, to evade, to elude
    избега́ть дубли́рования уси́лийizbegátʹ dublírovanija usílijto avoid duplication of efforts
  2. to refrain from
  3. to keep off, to steer clear, to shun
  4. to escape (from trouble, misfortune, punishment, etc.)
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Etymology 2 edit

из- (iz-) +‎ бе́гать (bégatʹ)

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избе́гать (izbégatʹpf

  1. (colloquial) to run (many places), to run about, to run all over
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