покуситься

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic покоусити сѧ (pokusiti sę, to attempt). By surface analysis, по- (po-) +‎ куси́ть (kusítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja).

Pronunciation

Verb

покуси́ться (pokusítʹsjapf (imperfective покуша́ться)

  1. to attempt
    покуси́ться на самоуби́йствоpokusítʹsja na samoubíjstvoto attempt suicide
  2. to encroach (on, upon)
    покуси́ться на чужу́ю террито́рию (на чьи́-либо права́)pokusítʹsja na čužúju territóriju (na čʹí-libo pravá)to encroach on someone's territory (on someone's rights)
    покуси́ться на чью́-либо жизньpokusítʹsja na čʹjú-libo žiznʹto attempt someone's life
  3. to make an attempt on someone's life
    покуси́ться на президе́нтаpokusítʹsja na prezidéntato make an attempt on the president's life

Conjugation