презре́ть
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- 1.
to despise, to hold in contempt, to scorn
Он презре́л всех, кто его пре́дал.
He came to despise everyone who had betrayed him.
Bookish and rather literary; the imperfective is «презирать».
- 2.
to disregard, to defy, to spurn, to disdain
Он презре́л опа́сность и бро́сился в горя́щий дом.
He disregarded the danger and rushed into the burning house.
Used with abstract objects such as danger, convention or advice.
Examples
Она презрела мнение окружающих.
She disregarded the opinions of those around her.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | презрю́ |
| ты | - | презри́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | презри́т |
| мы | - | презри́м |
| вы | - | презри́те |
| они́ | - | презря́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | презри́ |
| вы | презри́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | презре́л |
| feminine | презре́ла |
| neuter | презре́ло |
| plural | презре́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | scornful, contemptuous, disdainful, despising | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | contemptible, despicable, base | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | презре́в презревши | while doing (past) |
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luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
