испи́ть

rare #21221

verbperfective

1.
to drink, to have a drink of, to take a sip of
Дай мне испи́ть води́цы.
Give me some water to drink.
Archaic and folk-poetic; in modern Russian выпить or попить is used instead.
2.
to drink up, to drain, to empty
Он испи́л ку́бок до дна.
He drained the goblet to the bottom.
Often with до дна ('to the bottom').
3.
to drain the bitter cup, to go through (suffering), to endure to the full
Ему пришлось испи́ть го́рькую ча́шу до дна.
He had to drain the bitter cup to the dregs.
Set phrase испить горькую чашу (до дна).

Examples

Он решил испить чашу до конца.
He decided to drink the cup to the very end.
Путник хотел испить воды из родника.
The traveler wanted to drink some water from the spring.
Ей пришлось испить горькую чашу судьбы.
She had to drink the bitter cup of fate.

Imperative
ты	испе́й
вы	испе́йте

Active present	-
Active past	испи́вший	having drunk, having imbibed, who has drunk
Passive present	-
Passive past	испи́тый	haggard, drawn, gaunt, emaciated
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	испи́в испивши	while doing (past)

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