вкуша́ть

rare #26660

verbimperfective perfective is вкуси́тьold-fashioned

1.
to partake of, to taste, to eat
Гости не спеша́ вкуша́ли пра́здничные блю́да.
The guests slowly partook of the festive dishes.
Bookish and archaic or ironic; of eating food or drink.
2.
to enjoy, to savour, to relish
Он вкуша́л плоды́ своего́ труда́.
He was enjoying the fruits of his labour.
Figurative and bookish: of pleasure, peace, fame.
3.
(rare) to taste (bitterness), to endure, to experience
Он ра́но начал вкуша́ть го́речь одино́чества.
Early on he began to taste the bitterness of loneliness.
Bookish; of suffering, grief, defeat.

Examples

Он вкушает плоды своего успеха.
He is reaping the rewards of his success.
Гости не спеша вкушали праздничные блюда.
The guests savored the festive dishes at their leisure.
Мы вкушали тишину летнего вечера.
We savored the silence of the summer evening.

Imperative
ты	вкуша́й
вы	вкуша́йте

Active present	вкуша́ющий	tasting, partaking of, experiencing
Active past	вкуша́вший	having tasted, who tasted, having partaken of
Passive present	вкуша́емый	being tasted, partaken of, tasteable, palatable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	вкуша́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	вкушав вкушавши	while doing (past)