прочитать

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Russian

Etymology

про- (pro-) +‎ чита́ть (čitátʹ)

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Verb

прочита́ть (pročitátʹpf (imperfective чита́ть)

  1. to read, to read through
    • 1834, Александр Пушкин, chapter III, in Пиковая дама; English translation from Thomas Keane, transl., The Queen of Spades, New York: Modern Library, 1925:
      — Вы, душенька, ошиблись, — сказала она: — эта записка не ко мне.
      — Нет, точно к вам! — отвечала смелая девушка, не скрывая лукавой улыбки. — Извольте прочитать!
      — Vy, dušenʹka, ošiblisʹ, — skazala ona: — eta zapiska ne ko mne.
      — Net, točno k vam! — otvečala smelaja devuška, ne skryvaja lukavoj ulybki. — Izvolʹte pročitatʹ!
      "You have made a mistake, my dear," said she: "this letter is not for me."
      "Oh, yes, it is for you," replied the girl, smiling very knowingly. "Have the goodness to read it."
  2. to recite

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