The Perfective verbs пойтќ (пойдџт; irreg. past пошёл) and пољхать (пољдут) generally mean 'go,' but often have the meaning 'to set out, to take off; to start'. Compare идтќ and пойтќ, below.
One-way:	Ї егћ вќдел, когдђ ї шёл в кинћ.	I saw him as I was going (on my way) to the movies.
Non-One-way:	Ї ходќл в кинћ.	I went to the movies. (round trip)
Perfective:	Ї пошёл/пољхал в кинћ.	I went to the movies. (I set out)
One-way:	Шёл дћждь.	It was raining.
Non-One-way:	(impossible)	—
Perfective:	Пошёл дћждь.	It started raining.
One-way:	Сегћдня бџдет идтќ дћждь.	It will rain today.
Non-One-way:	Сегћдня ї бџду ходќть по пђрку.	I'm going to walk around in the park today.
Perfective:	Ї пойдџ/пољду в библиотљку.	I'm going to (taking off for) the library.