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Definition 2024


прочить

прочить

Russian

Verb

про́чить (próčitʹ) impf

  1. to intend (for)
  2. to expect (to become), consider as the most likely candidate (for)
    многие прочили его в начальникиmnogije pročili jevo v načalʹniki ― many expected him to become the boss
  3. to expect (to have, to)
    ей прочили блестящую карьеруjej pročili blestjaščuju karʹjeru ― she was expected to make a brilliant career

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • упро́чивать impf (upróčivatʹ), упро́чить pf (upróčitʹ)

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