положить

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Russian

Etymology

From по- (po-) +‎ ложи́ть (ložítʹ). Compare Serbo-Croatian положити, Polish położyć, Czech položit.

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Verb

положи́ть (položítʹpf (imperfective класть)

  1. to put, to lay, to lay down, to deposit (In a horizontal position)
    положи́ть коне́ц страда́ниям
    položítʹ konéc stradánijam
    to put an end to the sufferings
  2. to apply
  3. to spend

Usage notes

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

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