поживиться

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ живи́ть (živítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəʐɨˈvʲit͡sːə]

Verb

поживи́ться • (poživítʹsjapf

  1. (colloquial) to profit, to benefit at someone else's expense [with instrumental ‘from something’]
  2. (colloquial) to eat, to avail oneself of [with instrumental ‘some food’]

Conjugation