смекать

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, from с- (s-) + мека́ть (mekátʹ, to understand, to think (dialectal)), from Proto-Slavic *mekati, derived from ме́тить (métitʹ) by analogy with пуска́ть (puskátʹ), пусти́ть (pustítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [smʲɪˈkatʲ]

Verb

смека́ть (smekátʹ) impf (perfective смекну́ть)

  1. (colloquial, usually intransitive) to understand, to get it, to catch on, to realize
    смека́ть в чём де́лоsmekátʹ v čóm déloto get it, to get the point

Conjugation

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