подыграть

Russian

Etymology

From под- (pod-) + игра́ть (igrátʹ). Compare Polish podegrać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pədɨˈɡratʲ]

Verb

подыгра́ть • (podygrátʹ) pf (imperfective поды́грывать)

  1. (music) to accompany, to vamp
  2. (theater) to play up (to)
  3. (colloquial, figurative)(+ dative) to play along, to help someone by assisting or going along with their actions
  4. (card games) to play into someone's hand

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • поды́грываться impf (podýgryvatʹsja), подыгра́ться pf (podygrátʹsja)
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