полагаться

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Russian

Etymology

полага́ть (polagátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

полага́ться (polagátʹsjaimpf (perfective положи́ться)

  1. to rely on, to pin one's hopes on, to bank on
  2. to be due to, be entitled to
  3. to be proper, to be in order, to be expected
    как полага́етсяkak polagájetsjaproperly, as it should be, as expected
    не полага́етсяne polagájetsjais not supposed to
  4. passive of полага́ть (polagátʹ)

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