почитать

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Russian

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Etymology 1

по- (po-) +‎ чита́ть (čitátʹ)

Verb

почита́ть (počitátʹpf (imperfective чита́ть)

  1. to read (for a while)
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *počitati. By surface analysis, по- (po-) +‎ -чита́ть (-čitátʹ).

Verb

почита́ть (počitátʹimpf (perfective почти́ть)

  1. to esteem, to respect, to honour/honor
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Etymology 3

по- (po-) +‎ -чита́ть (-čitátʹ)

Verb

почита́ть (počitátʹimpf (perfective поче́сть)

  1. (dated or regional) to consider
    почита́ть себя́ счастли́вымpočitátʹ sebjá sčastlívymto consider oneself lucky
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