подпевать

Russian

Etymology

подпе́ть (podpétʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ) or под- (pod-) +‎ петь (petʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pətpʲɪˈvatʲ]

Verb

подпева́ть • (podpevátʹimpf (perfective подпе́ть)

  1. to sing the supporting part (in a duet or choir), to sing backup
  2. to sing along (with), to harmonize (with)
  3. (colloquial, deprecative) to echo

Conjugation

Derived terms