льстить

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic льстити (lĭstiti) (also лестити (lestiti)), from Proto-Slavic *lьstiti, derived as if from *lьstь (whence лесть (lestʹ)) + -ить (-itʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲsʲtʲitʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

льстить (lʹstitʹ) impf (perfective польсти́ть)

  1. to flatter, adulate
    данная фотография вам не льститdannaja fotografija vam ne lʹstitthis picture doesn't flatter you
    льстить себяlʹstitʹ sebjato flatter oneself (with)
    льстить себя надеждойlʹstitʹ sebja nadeždojflatter oneself with hope
  2. to flatter, please

Usage notes

A transitive use of this verb occurs in the expression льсти́ть себя́ наде́ждой (lʹstítʹ sebjá nadéždoj, to flatter oneself with hope).

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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