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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian *зжи́ти (*zžíti). By surface analysis, з- (z-) + жи́ти (žýty).
Pronunciation
Verb
зжи́ти • (zžýty) pf (imperfective зжива́ти) (transitive)
- to get rid of, to overcome, to eradicate (negative qualities, feelings, habits, etc.)
- Synonyms: позба́витися (pozbávytysja), позбу́тися (pozbútysja), зба́витися (zbávytysja), збу́тися (zbútysja), переборо́ти (pereboróty), ви́корінити (výkorinyty), спекти́ся (spektýsja)
- (colloquial) to live out, to spend (one's life, days, etc.)
- Synonyms: прожи́ти (prožýty), віджи́ти (vidžýty)
- (in collocations)
- зжи́ти зі сві́ту ― zžýty zi svítu ― to torment, to abuse, to drive into the grave
- зжи́ти себе́ ― zžýty sebé ― to become obsolete/outdated, to have seen better days
Conjugation
Conjugation of зжи́ти, зжить (irregular, perfective, transitive)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зжити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “зжити”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “зжити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “зжити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “зжити”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “зжити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “зжити”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)