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прое́сть

verb, perfective

Very rarely used word (top 30,000)

  • 1.

    to eat through, to gnaw through, to corrode, to eat away

    Example:

    Червь проел яблоко.

    The worm ate through the apple.

  • 2.

    to spend (all one's money) on food, to squander (money) on food

    Example:

    Он проел всю свою зарплату за неделю.

    He spent his entire salary on food in a week.

  • 3.

    to bore to death (with nagging/complaints), to nag incessantly

    Example:

    Она проела ему всю плешь своими жалобами.

    She nagged him to death with her complaints.

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
прое́м
ты-
прое́шь
он/она́/оно́-
прое́ст
мы-
проеди́м
вы-
проеди́те
они́-
проедя́т

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты
прое́шь
вы
прое́шьте
Past
masculine
прое́л
feminine
прое́ла
neuter
прое́ло
plural
прое́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

прое́вший

having eaten through, having eaten away

Passive present

-

Passive past

прое́денный

eaten through, eaten away, corroded, moth-eaten, worm-eaten

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

проев

проевши

while doing (past)

Related words

Contributions

  • Lisa edited verb basics 6 years ago.