прое́сть
- 1.
to eat through, to gnaw through, to corrode, to eat away
Червь прое́л я́блоко.
The worm ate through the apple.
Of insects, rust, acid etc.
- 2.
to spend (all one's money) on food, to squander (money) on food
Он прое́л всю свою́ зарпла́ту за неде́лю.
He spent his entire salary on food in a week.
Colloquial.
- 3.
to nag to death, to bore to death (with nagging), to nag incessantly
Она́ прое́ла ему всю плешь свои́ми жа́лобами.
She nagged him to death with her complaints.
Colloquial; almost always in the idiom проесть плешь (кому-л.).
Examples
Он проел все деньги в ресторанах.
He spent all his money eating out at restaurants.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | having eaten through, having eaten away | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | eaten through, eaten away, corroded, moth-eaten | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | проев проевши | while doing (past) |
Word familyестьPRO
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Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
