силиться

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Russian

Etymology

-си́лить (-sílitʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

си́литься (sílitʹsjaimpf

  1. (colloquial) to try, to make efforts
    • 1934, Константин Вагинов , “Глава 2. Поиски соловьиного пения”, in Гарпагониана; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      Он лежа́л неподви́жно, погружённый в себя́ и си́лился вспо́мнить, но вспо́мнить ничего́ не мог.
      On ležál nepodvížno, pogružónnyj v sebjá i sílilsja vspómnitʹ, no vspómnitʹ ničevó ne mog.
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