терпеть

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тьрпѣти (tĭrpěti), from Proto-Slavic *tьrpěti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʲɪrˈpʲetʲ]
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Verb

терпе́ть • (terpétʹ) impf (perfective потерпе́ть)

  1. to endure, to suffer, to tolerate, to stand
    На́ша кома́нда те́рпит пораже́ние.
    Náša kománda térpit poražénije.
    Our team is being defeated.
    (literally, “Our team is suffering a defeat.”)
    Терпе́ть не могу́ э́того челове́ка!
    Terpétʹ ne mogú étovo čelovéka!
    I cannot stand that person!
  2. to undergo (a change, especially a negative one)

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Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “терпеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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