поживать

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ жива́ть (živátʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

пожива́ть (poživátʹimpf

  1. to live (in general), to get on, to get along
    Как пожива́ете?Kak poživájete?How are you getting on?

Conjugation