попивать

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ пить (pitʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

попива́ть (popivátʹimpf

  1. (colloquial) to drink slowly, to sip
    он там сиди́т и чаёк попива́етon tam sidít i čajók popivájethe sits there sipping his tea
  2. (colloquial) to take to drink, to drink occasionally, to take to the bottle

Conjugation