ложиться

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Russian

Etymology

ложи́ть (ložítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

ложи́ться (ložítʹsjaimpf (perfective лечь)

  1. to lie down
    ложи́ться костьми́ (idiomatic)ložítʹsja kostʹmíto fall in battle, to do one's damnedest, to go all out
    ложи́ться на со́вестьložítʹsja na sóvestʹto weigh on one's conscience
    ложи́ться в дрейф (idiomatic, nautical)ložítʹsja v drejfto lie to, to heave to
    ложи́ться в осно́вуložítʹsja v osnóvuto underlie
    ложи́ться в больни́цуložítʹsja v bolʹnícuto go to hospital (to be hospitalised)
    ложи́ться спатьložítʹsja spatʹto go to bed
  2. to fall, to cover (of snow, etc.)
  3. passive of ложи́ть (ložítʹ)

Usage notes

  • The imperfective form ложи́ть (ložítʹ) (without any prefixes and reflexive suffixes) is considered non-standard in modern Russian; класть (klastʹ) should be used instead.

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