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поминать

поминать

Russian

Verb

помина́ть (pominátʹ) impf (perfective помяну́ть)

  1. (dated) to remember, to recall
  2. (colloquial) to mention
    не помина́й меня́ ли́хом!ne pomináj menjá líxom! ― remember me kindly! (sometimes used when someone leaves for a very risky venture or leaves for good)
  3. (religion) to pray for the health living or the repose of the soul of the dead, to commemorate
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

помина́ть (pominátʹ) impf (perfective помя́ть)

  1. to squeeze, to press, to wrinkle for awhile
    Он стоя́л до́лго, помина́я перча́тки, не зна́л, что отвеча́ть.
    On stojál dólgo, pominája perčátki, ne znál, što otvečátʹ.
    He stood for a long time, wrinkling his gloves, and did not know how to reply.
Conjugation