поживиться

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) + живи́ть (živítʹ) + -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəʐɨˈvʲit͡sːə]

Verb

поживи́ться (poživítʹsja) pf

  1. (colloquial) to profit, to benefit at someone else's expense (+ instrumental, from something)
  2. (colloquial) to eat, to avail oneself of (+ instrumental, some food)

Conjugation

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