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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мьчьтати (mĭčĭtati), from Proto-Slavic *mьčьtati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mʲɪt͡ɕˈtatʲ]
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Verb

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мечта́ть (mečtátʹimpf (perfective помечта́ть)

  1. to dream (to imagine something, usually intensely but often unrealistically desired; to desire, hope or assume such a thing)
    Synonyms: гре́зить (grézitʹ), фантази́ровать (fantazírovatʹ), вообража́ть (voobražátʹ); вожделе́ть (voždelétʹ)

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