просиживать

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Russian

Etymology

From просид(е́ть) (prosid(étʹ)) + -ивать (-ivatʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

проси́живать (prosíživatʹimpf (perfective просиде́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to sit (for some time), to sit up (for some time), to spend one's time in a sitting position, to spend one's time under confinement, to stay (for some time)
    проси́живать над кни́гами
    prosíživatʹ nad knígami
    to sit (for some time) over books

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