предаться

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Russian

Etymology

преда́ть (predátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

Verb

преда́ться (predátʹsjapf (imperfective предава́ться)

  1. to give oneself up (to)
    преда́ться гне́ву (страстя́м)predátʹsja gnévu (strastjám)to give oneself up (abandon oneself) to anger (passions)
    преда́ться отча́яниюpredátʹsja otčájanijuto give way to despair
    преда́ться поро́камpredátʹsja porókamto indulge in vices
    преда́ться мечта́мpredátʹsja mečtámto fall into a reverie; lapse into daydreams
  2. passive of преда́ть (predátʹ)

Conjugation