прозева́ть
rare #16008
- 1.
to miss, to let slip, to overlook
Я прозева́л свой по́езд.
I missed my train.
colloquial; implies missing something out of carelessness
- 2.
to yawn (for a while), to spend time yawning
Он прозева́л весь ве́чер пе́ред телеви́зором.
He yawned the whole evening away in front of the TV.
of spending a stretch of time yawning or idly gaping
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | прозева́ю |
| ты | - | прозева́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | прозева́ет |
| мы | - | прозева́ем |
| вы | - | прозева́ете |
| они́ | - | прозева́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | прозева́й |
| вы | прозева́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | прозева́л |
| feminine | прозева́ла |
| neuter | прозева́ло |
| plural | прозева́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having missed, having overlooked, inattentive, oblivious | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | missed, overlooked, passed over | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | прозева́в прозевавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyзева́тьPRO
- зева́тьto yawn; to gape; to miss (through inattention)
- прозева́тьto miss; to yawn (for a while)
- зазева́тьсяto get distracted; to gape (at)
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Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
Lisa edited related words 7 years ago.
