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Etymology 1

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запад- (zapad-) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

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запада́ть (zapadátʹimpf (perfective запа́сть)

  1. to fall back, to fall behind, to sink down
    кла́виша запада́етkláviša zapadájetthe key is stuck; the key won't come up
  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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Etymology 2

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запа́дать (zapádatʹpf

  1. to start to fall
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