взирать

Russian

Etymology

Perhaps вз- (vz-) + -зира́ть (-zirátʹ), with reduction of *взз- to вз-; compare взыва́ть impf (vzyvátʹ), воззва́ть pf (vozzvátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vzʲɪˈratʲ]

Verb

взира́ть (vzirátʹ) impf (perfective воззре́ть)

  1. (dated) to look (at), to gaze (at)
    взира́ть на кого́-либо свысока́vzirátʹ na kovó-libo svysokáto look down on smb

Conjugation

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