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Russian word of the day: Преуспевать

Aug 04, 2023 (see all)
преуспева́ть
[ pree-us-pee-vát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Prepositional
Perfective - преуспе́ть
to succeed, to be successful, to prosper, to thrive

Morphemic analysis

преуспевать
prefix: пре
root: успе
suffix: ва
ending: ть

Etymology

успевать - to have time, to be in time, to keep pace

Examples

  • В чём ты практику́ешься, в том и преуспева́ешь.

    f chyom ty prak-tee-kú-eesh'-sya, f tom ee pree-us-pee-vá-eesh'

    What you practice is what you excel at.

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  • Он преуспева́ет, занима́ясь люби́мым де́лом.

    on pree-us-pee-vá-eet, za-nee-má-yas' lyu-bée-mym dyé-lam

    He thrives doing what he loves.

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Same stem words

успе́шный [us-pyésh-nyî] Adjective
successful
успе́х [us-pyéh] Noun , masculine
success
to have time to do something, to manage to do something
to have time, to be in time

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