гнести

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gnesti, from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (to press together), from *gen- (to compress).

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гнести (gnestiimpf

  1. to squeeze
  2. to press
  3. to constrict

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gnestì, from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (to press together), from *gen- (to compress). Cognate to English knead.

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Verb

гнести́ (gnestíimpf

  1. to oppress, to weigh down, to press
    Его́ гнетёт тоска́.Jevó gnetjót toská.He is sick at heart. / He feels depressed. / He is heavy-hearted.

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