заесть

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Etymology

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за- (za-) +‎ есть (jestʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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зае́сть (zajéstʹpf (imperfective заеда́ть)

  1. to jam, to stick (e.g. of equipment or zippers) (also impersonal)
    ключ в замке́ зае́стključ v zamké zajéstthe key is sticking in the lock
  2. to eat after a drink of alcohol or medicine
    зае́сть лека́рство са́харомzajéstʹ lekárstvo sáxaromto take sugar after the medicine
  3. to kill by eating to death
  4. (figuratively) to torment

Conjugation

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