пожаловать

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ жа́ловать (žálovatʹ)

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Verb

пожа́ловать (požálovatʹpf (imperfective жа́ловать)

  1. to grant (to); to bestow, to confer (on); to reward, to award (stilted style)
  2. (dated) to visit, to come to see (stilted style or jocular)
    Кто к нам пожа́ловал! Каки́ми судьба́ми/су́дьбами?
    Kto k nam požáloval! Kakími sudʹbámi/súdʹbami?
    Look who has come to visit! What brings you here?
    добро́ пожа́ловать! (set expression)dobró požálovatʹ!Welcome!
  3. to favour, to regard with favour; to like (clarification of this definition is needed)
    Его́ не о́чень-то жа́луют там.Jevó ne óčenʹ-to žálujut tam.He is not very popular there.

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