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Russian word of the day: Предвкушать

Jul 14, 2023 (see all)
предвкуша́ть
[ preet-vku-shát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Accusative
Perfective - предвкуси́ть
to look forward (to); to anticipate (with pleasure), to foretaste

Morphemic analysis

предвкушать
prefix: пред
root: вкуш
suffix: а
ending: ть

Etymology

вкус / кушать - taste / to eat
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Examples

  • Она́ с нетерпе́нием предвкуша́ла но́вый день.

    a-ná s nee-teer-pyé-nee-yem preet-fku-shá-la nó-vyî dyen'

    She looked forward to a new day.

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  • Он торопи́лся домо́й, ра́достно предвкуша́я прия́тный ве́чер в кругу́ семьи́.

    on ta-ra-péel-sya da-móî, rá-das-na preet-fku-shá-ya pree-yat-nyî vyé-chyer f kru-gú seem'-ee

    He hurried home, joyfully anticipating a pleasant evening with his family.

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