презирать

Russian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic прѢзьрѢти (prĚzĭrĚti), analyzable as прѣ- (prě-) + зьрѭ (zĭrjǫ), akin to today’s пере- (pere-) + зреть (zretʹ) . See Proto-Slavic *zьrěti for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prʲɪzʲɪˈratʲ]
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  • Homophone: призира́ть (prizirátʹ)

Verb

презира́ть (prezirátʹ) impf (perfective презре́ть) + accusative case

  1. to despise, to hold in contempt
  2. to scorn, to disdain

Conjugation

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