# aiziet
## Latvian
### Etymology

From aiz- +‎ iet (“to go”).

### Pronunciation

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### Verb

aiziet (intransitive, no conjugation, present aizeju, aizej, aiziet, past aizgāju)
* (perf., imperf. iet prom, iet projām) to leave, to go away, to escape (to depart from some place, from certain people)
    aiziet pa ceļu ― to go (away) on the road
    aiziet gar krastu ― to go (away) along the coast
    aiziet uz mājām ― to go (away) into the house
    aiziet aiz stūra ― to go (away) around the corner
    domas aiziet tālā nākotnē ― (his) thoughts go (away) into the distant future
    aiziet no ģimenes ― to leave one's family
    aiziet no tēva mājām ― to leave (one's) father's house
    aiziet no dzīves ― to leave life (= to die)
    zēns atvadījās un aizgāja ― the boy said goodbye and left
    autobuss, vilciens aiziet ― the bus, the train is leaving
    pēdējais tramvajs jau aizgājis ― the last tram has already left
    no rīta aiziet un vakarā atgriezties ― to leave in the morning and to come back at night
    dzērves nāk un aiziet lokiem slaikiem ― cranes come and go away (= fly away) forming slender arches (in the sky)
    sieviete ar kanniņu aiziet... viņa pazūd aiz Telts ielas stūra ― a woman with a pot is going away... she disappears behind the corner of Telts street
    pēc svētkiem Kārlēns aizgāja un solījās pārnākt atkal rudenī ― after the holiday Kārlēns went away, promising to come back in autumn
    Dzidra no manis aizgāja galīgi... saglābjams tur vairs nekas nebija ― Dzidra clearly had left me definitely... there was nobody to save there anymore
    lietojot zarainās rungas, izdodas izlauzties no policijas aplenkuma un aiziet ― using big, knotty bludgeons, he managed to break the police siege and escape, go away
* to go somewhere, for a specific purpose
    aiziet uz teātra izrādi ― to go to a theater show
    aiziet pie friziera ― to go to the hairdresser's
    aiziet pēc piena ― to go get some milk, to go for some milk
    aiziet ogās, riekstos ― to go (looking) for berries, nuts
    aiziet malku cirst ― to go chop wood
    aiziet paskatīties ― to go have a look
    aiziet aprunāties ― to go have a talk (with someone)
    aiziet gulēt ― to go to sleep
    otrā dienā tēvs un māte jau agri aizgāja darbā ― the other day, father and mother went to work very early
* to go (to start a new activity, a new phase in life, to change one's living conditions)
    aiziet uz jaunu dīvokli ― to go to a new apartment
    aiziet armijā ― to go to the army
    aiziet pensijā ― to go on a pension (= to start receiving a pension, to retire)
    aiziet pagrīdē ― to go underground (= to join a resistance movement)
    aiziet darbā par priekšsēdētāju ― to go work as a chairman (= to become chairman)
    aiziet (plašajā) pasaulē ― to go to the (wide) world (= to leave one's hometown)
    viņš šodien aiziet karā ― today he is going to the war
* to go (to die, also figuratively)
    aiziet nebūtībā, aizsaulē ― to go to non-existence, to the underworld (= to die)
    aiziet pie tēviem, pie senčiem ― to go to one's fathers, ancestors (= to die)
    nemiers neaiziet ― anxiety isn't going away (= disappearing, ending, dying)
    nekad Antonam prātā nebija ienākusi doma, ka sieva varētu aiziet pirmā, ka Hedviga vispār varētu mirt ― the thought that his wife might go first, that Hedviga could die at all, had never entered Antons' head
    sen pagātnē aizgājusi baronu vara ― a long time ago the power of the barons had gone (= died, disappeared)
* (usually 3rd pers., of natural phenomena) to go (to move away, in reality or appearance)
    mēness aiziet aiz mākoņa ― the moon went behind a cloud
    aizejoša vakara blāzma ― the going (= leaving, disappearing) evening glow
    arī vējš aizgāja līdzi lielajām šaltīm un pērkonam, lietus gāza vienā baltā straumē ― the wind went together with the big showers and the thunder, the rain poured in one big white stream
* (usually 3rd pers., of time, time periods) to go, to go by, to pass
    aiziet gadi ― years go by
    aiziet laiks ― time goes by
    mužs aiziet darbā ― life passes, goes by at work (= while we work)
    gaidu tikai vēl vakariņas, lai ietu gulēt; tad diena būs aizgājusi un nāks otra ― I am only waiting for dinner in order to go to sleep; then the day will have gone by, and another one will come
    ja jaunība aiziet bez priekiem, vecums vairs nesniedz nenieka ― if youth goes by without joy, (then) old age no longer offers anything
* (usually 3rd pers., of money, resources, goods) to go, to run out (to be finished, to be spent, to be ruined)
    visi sapelnītie latiņi aizgāja ārstiem un slimnīcai ― all the earned lats (= money) went to doctors and hospital (bills)
    ugunsgrēkā aizgāja visa iedzīve ― all the property went (= was destroyed) in the fire
    izstrādājot no lietaskokiem zāģmateriālus, labākajā gadījumā pāri paliek tikai divas trešdaļas, viena trešdaļa aiziet atkritumos ― while producing lumber out of trees, in the best case scenario only two thirds of them will remain, one third will go to waste
* (usually 3rd pers., of mail, news, etc.) to go (to be sent, to be divulged)
    telegramma aiziet ātri ― the telegram went fast
    dzejnieka slava aizgājusi tālu pāri savas zemes robežām ― the poet's fame has gone far beyond the borders of his country
    vai esat kādreiz sev jautājuši, cik diennaktī Rīgā pienāk un no Rīgas aiziet vēstuļu uz citām pilsētām, zemēm un kontinentiem? ― have you ever asked yourselves how many letters go in one day from Riga to other cities, countries and continents?
* (usually 3rd pers., of paths, roads, etc.) to go (to lead, to be placed in a certain direction, towards a certain place)
    “kurp tad sitas celiņš aiziet?” viņš piepeši iejautājās ― “where does this little road go to?” he suddenly asked
    aiz Ogres mums tūlīt jānogriežas mežā no lielceļa, kas aizejot uz Veldeni ― before Ogres we must immediately turn to the forest (away) from the highway that goes to Veldene
    pāri Kundziņsalas rietumu daļai, pāri Daugavai aiziet augstsprieguma līnijas vadi ― the high-voltage wire lines go over the Daugava (river), over the west side of Kundziņa island
    kilometriem tālu aiziet balto ūdensrožu joslas ― the belt of white lilies went on for kilometers
* third-person singular/plural present indicative of aiziet
* (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of aiziet
* (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of aiziet

#### Synonyms

* doties

#### Derived terms

* aizgājējs, aizgājēja