покончить

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ ко́нчить (kónčitʹ)

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Verb

поко́нчить (pokónčitʹpf

  1. to finish off, to put an end to something, to do away with something, to be through with
    поко́нчить счёты (с ке́м-либо/че́м-либо)pokónčitʹ sčóty (s kém-libo/čém-libo)to break off (with)
    поко́нчить жизнь самоуби́йствомpokónčitʹ žiznʹ samoubíjstvomto commit suicide
    поко́нчить с собо́йpokónčitʹ s sobójto commit suicide

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