обрести

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic обрѣсти (obrěsti), from Proto-Slavic *obrěsti. Compare встре́тить (vstrétitʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbrʲɪˈsʲtʲi]
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Verb

обрести́ • (obrestípf (imperfective обрета́ть)

  1. (literary) to gain, to acquire, to be blessed with
    обрести́ поко́йobrestí pokójto find peace
    обрести́ ве́рных друзе́йobrestí vérnyx druzéjto find faithful friends

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