пойти

по- (po-) +‎ -йти́ (-jtí)

• IPA^(key): [pɐjˈtʲi]
• IPA^(key): [pɐjˈtʲːi] (phonetic respelling: пойдти́)

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пойти́ • (pojtí) pf (imperfective идти́) (concrete verbs)

1. to go

   Пойди́те со мной. ― Pojdíte so mnoj. ― Come with me. (polite)

2. to walk
3. to start, to begin

   Пошёл дождь. ― Pošól doždʹ. ― It's started raining.

4. to function, to work

Идти and пойти are Russian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, ходить, is an abstract verb.

Пойти has a special first-person plural imperative form, пойдёмте, which carries the same meaning as давайте пойдём and means "let's go".