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дожить

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Russian

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Etymology

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до- (do-) +‎ жить (žitʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dɐˈʐɨtʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨtʲ

Verb

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дожи́ть (dožítʹpf (imperfective дожива́ть)

  1. to live, to remain alive, to survive (until), to live to see
    е́сли я доживу́ (до э́того)jésli ja doživú (do étovo)if I live that long
    он не доживёт до весны́on ne doživjót do vesnýhe won't live until spring; he won't see the spring
    дожи́ть до глубо́кой ста́ростиdožítʹ do glubókoj stárostito reach a great age
    дожи́ть до седы́х воло́сdožítʹ do sedýx volósto grow old and grey
  2. to find oneself in a disgraceful condition
    до чего́ он дожил!do čevó on dožil!what has he come to!
  3. to stay, to spend (the rest of)
  4. (colloquial) to use up the last of one's money

Conjugation

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