презирать

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣзирати (prězirati). Synchronically analyzable as пре- (pre-) + -зира́ть (-zirátʹ). See Proto-Slavic *zьrěti for more.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

презира́ть (prezirátʹ) impf (perfective презре́ть)

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

Conjugation

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