маячить

Russian

Etymology

Apparently from мая́к (maják, lighthouse) + -ить (-itʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈjæt͡ɕɪtʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

мая́чить (majáčitʹ) impf

  1. to loom, to appear indistinctly
  2. (colloquial) to hang around, to linger
  3. (colloquial) to be in the offing, to loom ahead
    пе́ред ним мая́чит повыше́ниеpéred nim majáčit povyšénijein his case, a promotion is in the offing
    впереди́ мая́чат экза́меныvperedí majáčat ekzámenyexaminations are looming ahead

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