отси́живать

verbimperfective (partner отсиде́ть)very rarely used (#44048)

1.
to serve (a sentence), to do timelaw
Он отси́живал свой срок в коло́нии.
He was serving his sentence in a prison camp.
Imperfective; often with срок.
2.
to sit out, to stay (for the required time)
Он про́сто отси́живает свои́ часы в о́фисе.
He just sits out his hours at the office.
Often disapproving: be present without doing anything useful.
3.
to make numb by sitting
Я всегда́ отси́живаю но́гу на э́том сту́ле.
My leg always goes numb on this chair.
Transitive: the object is the limb (ногу).

Examples

Он отсиживает последние месяцы своего срока.
He is serving out the last few months of his sentence.
Я целый час отсиживаю ногу в этом кресле.
I've been sitting in this chair for an hour, and my leg has gone numb.
Не люблю отсиживать скучные собрания до конца.
I don't like sitting through boring meetings to the end.

Imperative
ты	отси́живай
вы	отси́живайте

Active present	отси́живающий	serving (a sentence), sitting out
Active past	отси́живавший	serving (a sentence), who was serving (a sentence)
Passive present	отси́живаемый	being served (of a prison sentence)
Passive past	-
Gerund present	отси́живая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	отсиживав отсиживавши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
отси́живать	от-	to serve (a sentence); to sit out; to make numb by sitting
отси́живаться	от-	to sit out

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