Meaning of obísť | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to go around, to walk around (to move around the perimeter of something)
   perfective, transitive
2. to travel through, to tour (to pass through an entire area or space)
   perfective, transitive
3. to pass by, to go past (to move along or past someone or something)
   perfective, transitive
4. to bypass, to skirt (to move in an arc around an obstacle to avoid it)
   perfective, transitive
5. to avoid, to skip (to intentionally avoid contact or a meeting)
   perfective, transitive
6. to make the rounds, to visit several places (to visit multiple people or places to check or arrange something)
   perfective, transitive
7. to bypass, to go around (of a road or object: to curve around an obstacle or town)
   perfective, transitive
8. to overcome, to seize (of physical or mental states: to start affecting someone)
   perfective, transitive
9. to circumvent, to bypass, to ignore (to avoid rules, laws, or facts, often intentionally)
   perfective, transitive
10. to fare, to end up, to come off (to result from a situation with a certain outcome)
    intransitive, perfective
11. to spare, to miss (of negative things: to avoid affecting someone)
    perfective, transitive
12. to run over, to scan (to move a gaze or a finger over a surface/object)
    perfective, transitive
13. to spread, to circulate (of news or information: to become generally known)
    perfective, transitive
14. to avoid each other (intentionally) (to purposely avoid meeting someone)
    perfective, reflexive
15. to miss each other (accidentally) (to fail to meet by chance)
    perfective, reflexive
16. to pass each other (to move past each other in a tight space)
    perfective, reflexive
17. to do without, to manage without (to be able to function or complete a task without someone or something)
    perfective, reflexive
18. to end without, to pass without (of a situation: to conclude without certain expected consequences)
    perfective, reflexive

Examples

“Aby sme sa dostali k prameňu, museli sme najprv pešo obísť celé jazero.”

To get to the spring, we first had to walk around the entire lake on foot.

“Tento rok sa rozhodli, že na bicykloch obídu takmer všetky susedné krajiny.”

This year they decided to tour almost all neighboring countries on bicycles.

“Cudzinec ma mlčky obišiel a zamieril k starej budove hostinca.”

The stranger silently passed me and headed for the old inn building.

“Vodič šikovne obišiel hlbokú kaluž, aby neostriekal okoloidúcich.”

The driver skillfully bypassed the deep puddle to avoid splashing passers-by.

“Dúfam, že pri svojej návšteve mesta neobídete náš dom.”

I hope you won't avoid our house during your visit to the city.

“Tereza obišla všetkých susedov, aby zistila, či niekto nevidel jej mačku.”

Tereza made the rounds (visited all neighbors) to see if anyone had seen her cat.

“Nová diaľnica našťastie obíde všetky obývané mestá v okolí.”

Fortunately, the new highway will bypass all inhabited towns in the area.

“Keď uvidela tú spúšť, od hrôzy ju obišiel mráz.”

When she saw the mess, a chill seized her (ran down her spine) from horror.

“obísť niečo mlčaním”

to pass over something in silence

“Niektorí podnikatelia sa neustále snažia obísť daňové zákony.”

Some entrepreneurs are constantly trying to circumvent tax laws.

“lacno obísť”

to get off lightly

“obísť naprázdno”

to come away empty

“Všetci sme sa báli, ale nakoniec sme z tej nehody obišli bez zranení.”

We were all afraid, but in the end, we came off without injuries from that accident.

“smrť ho obišla”

to cheat death

“Táto vlna prepúšťania našu firmu našťastie obišla.”

This wave of layoffs fortunately spared our company.

“Prísnym pohľadom si ma obišiel od hlavy až po päty.”

He scanned me with a strict gaze from head to toe.

“Správa o jeho nečakanom víťazstve v priebehu hodiny obišla celý svet.”

The news of his unexpected victory circulated around the entire world within an hour.

“Hoci sú bratia, na ulici sa radšej obídu ako úplní cudzinci.”

Although they are brothers, they prefer to avoid each other on the street like total strangers.

“Asi sme sa niekde po ceste obišli, lebo som ťa nikde nevidel.”

We must have missed each other somewhere along the way, as I didn't see you anywhere.

“Cesta bola taká úzka, že sa tam dva kamióny proste nemohli obísť.”

The road was so narrow that two trucks simply could not pass each other.

“Moderný človek sa už dnes len ťažko obíde bez internetu.”

A modern person can hardly manage without the internet today.

“Celý protest sa nanešťastie neobišiel bez ostrých konfliktov s políciou.”

Unfortunately, the entire protest did not pass without sharp conflicts with the police.

CEFR level