привыкнуть

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *privyknǫti. By surface analysis, при- (pri-) +‎ -вы́кнуть (-výknutʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: при‧вы́к‧нуть
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Verb

привы́кнуть (privýknutʹpf (imperfective привыка́ть) (+ verb or + к (k) + object in dative case)

  1. to get used to, to get accustomed to
    Antonym: отвы́кнуть (otvýknutʹ)
    И́з-за э́тих разли́чий они́ мо́гут показа́ться стра́нными, и к ним, возмо́жно, бу́дет непро́сто привы́кнуть.
    Íz-za étix razlíčij oní mógut pokazátʹsja stránnymi, i k nim, vozmóžno, búdet neprósto privýknutʹ.
    Due to these differences, they can seem strange and they can be hard to get used to.
    Мили́ция находи́лась на передово́й ли́нии гражда́нской войны́ и привы́кла реша́ть пробле́мы исключи́тельно си́лой.
    Milícija naxodílasʹ na peredovój línii graždánskoj vojný i privýkla rešátʹ problémy isključítelʹno síloj.
    The militia was on the front line of the civil war and was accustomed to solving problems exclusively by force.

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