avê (√i), -eti (impf. -ayat
• Pot. 1. sg. iyām
• pr. p. f. avā-yati RV. viii, 91, 1) to go down, go down to (acc.), go to RV
• (Imper. 3. pl. Ā. âyantām) to rush down AV. xi, 10, 8 (cf. âvê)
• (Imper. ávâitu) to go away RV. v, 49, 5 AV. i, 11, 4
• to look upon, consider Śak. Vikr. Bhaṭṭ
• to perceive, conceive, understand, learn, know MBh. &c
• (with Inf.) Kathās.: Intens. (pl. -īmahe) to beg pardon for, conciliate RV. i, 24, 14 and vii, 58, 5

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William