поживиться

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Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pəʐɨˈvʲit͡sːə]

Verb

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поживи́ться (poživítʹsjapf

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

Conjugation

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