покоси́ться

fairly common #3784C2

verbreflexiveperfective imperfective is коси́ться

1.
to look sideways (at), to look askance, to cast a sideways glance, to squint (at)
Продавщи́ца покоси́лась на меня́.
The saleswoman gave me a sideways look.
Usually with на + accusative; often suggests suspicion or disapproval.
2.
to tilt to one side, to become lopsided, to sag to one side
Ста́рый дом совсе́м покоси́лся.
The old house has tilted right over to one side.
Of buildings, fences, posts and the like.

Examples

Столб, вмявший бампер при аварии, стоял покосившись.
The post that dented the bumper in the accident was standing crooked.
Он покосился на незнакомца в углу.
He cast a sideways glance at the stranger in the corner.
Тын покосился от старости и ветра.
The fence had become crooked with age and wind.
Старый забор покосился от дождей.
The old fence became crooked from the rain.
Дом покосился набок после наводнения.
The house tilted to one side after the flood.
Подновлявшаяся каждую весну ограда снова покосилась.
The fence, which was renewed every spring, had once again begun to lean.
Отмежёвывающий участки забор давно покосился.
The fence demarcating the plots has long since begun to lean.

Imperative
ты	покоси́сь
вы	покоси́тесь

Active present	-
Active past	покоси́вшийся	lopsided, askew, rickety, ramshackle
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	покоси́вшись покося́сь	while doing (past)

(Derived from коси́ть.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
коси́ться	-	to look askance; to become crooked
покоси́ться	по-	to look sideways (at); to tilt to one side

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