лизаться

Russian

Etymology

лиза́ть (lizátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪˈzat͡sːə]

Verb

лиза́ться • (lizátʹsjaimpf (perfective нализа́ться or полиза́ться)

  1. to lick oneself
  2. (intransitive) to lick (together with someone, licking each other)
  3. (colloquial, intransitive) to kiss (together with someone, kissing each other)
  4. (colloquial) to curry favour/curry favor with, to suck up to [with к (k, + dative) ‘someone’]
    Synonym: подли́зываться (podlízyvatʹsja)

Conjugation