простить

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic простити (prostiti), from Proto-Slavic *prostiti. Cognate to простой.

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Verb

прости́ть (prostítʹpf (imperfective проща́ть)

  1. to excuse, to forgive, to pardon
    Synonym: извини́ть (izvinítʹ)
    • 1911, Надежда Тэффи [Nadezhda Teffi], Рекламы; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      Друзья́ по́няли, наско́лько нра́вственно я вы́ше их, и никогда́ не простя́т мне э́того.
      Druzʹjá pónjali, naskólʹko nrávstvenno ja výše ix, i nikogdá ne prostját mne étovo.
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