прожи́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is прожива́ть

1.
to live (for a period), to live through, to spend (a period of one's life)
Мой дед прожи́л девяно́сто лет.
My grandfather lived to be ninety.
With a time expression: how long someone lived or how a period was lived through.
2.
to live (in a place), to reside, to stay
Мы прожи́ли в Москве́ пять лет.
We lived in Moscow for five years.
Answers 'where?' - usually with a length of stay.
3.
to spend (money), to squander, to run through (money)
Он прожи́л все деньги за ме́сяц.
He ran through all his money in a month.
Answers 'what?' - of money or means.

Examples

Кто нас оби́дит, тот трёх дней не проживёт.
Whoever insults us won't live another three days.
Они прожи́ли в Алжире больше года.
They lived in Algiers for over a year.
Я не хоте́л прожи́ть там всю жизнь.
I didn't want to spend my whole life there.
Они прожи́ли здесь до́лгое вре́мя.
They have lived here for a long time.
На десять ты́сяч ие́н в ме́сяц не проживёшь.
You can't live on ten thousand yen a month.
Я шесть ме́сяцев прожи́л в Китае.
I lived in China for six months.
Он больше дня не проживёт.
He won't survive more than a day.
Они прожи́ли счастли́вую жизнь.
They lived a happy life.

Imperative
ты	проживи́
вы	проживи́те

Active present	-
Active past	прожи́вший	having lived, who lived, that lived through
Passive present	-
Passive past	прожи́тый	lived, spent, experienced
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	прожи́в проживши	while doing (past)

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