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хлебнуть

хлебнуть

Russian

Verb

хлебну́ть (xlebnútʹ) pf (imperfective хлеба́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to take/swallow a mouthful (of)
    хлебнуть лишнегоxlebnutʹ lišnevo ― to have a drop too much
    хлебнуть горяxlebnutʹ gorja ― to have seen/known much sorrow; have had one's share of trouble/grief

Conjugation

Usage notes

A rare and awkward past passive participle хлёбнутый (xljóbnutyj) is sometimes found.

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