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Etymology

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по- (po-) +‎ плыть (plytʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈpɫɨtʲ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɨtʲ

Verb

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поплы́ть (poplýtʹpf (imperfective плыть)

  1. to start swimming, to start floating
    Он поплы́л в сто́рону маяка́.
    On poplýl v stóronu majaká.
    He started swimming towards the lighthouse.
  2. to start sailing
  3. (figuratively) to hesitate or be unsure
  4. (colloquial, slang, figuratively) to lose one's nerve

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Conjugation

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