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Russian
Etymology
по- (po-) + есть (jestʹ)
Pronunciation
Verb
пое́сть • (pojéstʹ) pf (imperfective есть or поеда́ть)
- to eat, to have a bite (of something to eat), to try (eat)
1909–1915, Александр Куприн [Aleksandr I. Kuprin], “Часть третья, IV”, in Яма; English translation from Bernard Guilbert Guerney, transl., The Pit, (Please provide a date or year):— Ты меня́ извини́, Же́нечка, я сейча́с до́лжен обе́дать, — сказа́л он, — так, мо́жет быть, ты пойдё́шь вме́сте со мной и расска́жешь, в чём де́ло, а я заодно́ успе́ю пое́сть.- — Ty menjá izviní, Žénečka, ja sejčás dólžen obédatʹ, — skazál on, — tak, móžet bytʹ, ty pojdjóšʹ vméste so mnoj i rasskážešʹ, v čom délo, a ja zaodnó uspéju pojéstʹ.
- "You excuse me, Jennechka, I must have dinner right away," said he, "so, perhaps, you'll go together with me and tell me what's the matter, while I'll manage to eat at the same time.<...>"
- to devour
Conjugation
Conjugation of пое́сть (class irreg-b perfective transitive)
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