благоволить

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благоволити (blagovoliti). By surface analysis, бла́го (blágo) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ во́ля (vólja) +‎ -и́ть (-ítʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

благоволи́ть (blagovolítʹimpf (perfective соблаговоли́ть)

  1. (literary) to favour/favor
    цари́ца ему́ благоволи́тcaríca jemú blagovolítthe tsaress favours/favors him
  2. (dated or ironic) to do someone a /favor by agreeing
    благоволи́те отве́титьblagovolíte otvétitʹdo me a favour/favor (and) answer
    Perfective: соблаговоли́ть (soblagovolítʹ)

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