попивать

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) + пить (pitʹ) + -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəpʲɪˈvatʲ]

Verb

попива́ть (popivátʹ) impf

  1. (colloquial) to drink slowly, sip
    он там сидит и чаёк попиваетon tam sidit i čajók popivajethe sits there sipping his tea
  2. (colloquial) to take to drink, drink occasionally, take to the bottle

Conjugation

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