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просвистать

/[prəsvʲɪˈstatʲ]/
Russianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to make a short whistling sound, to whistle for a short time
  2. 2.
    to whistle (a musical piece)
  3. 3.
    to whizz, to whistle while flying by
  4. 4.
    to whistle (for a specified amount of time)
  5. 5.
    colloquialto fritter away, to waste
  6. 6.
    colloquialto penetrate, to blow through (of strong winds)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • про́свист
Related words (8)
  • свист
  • свиста́ть
  • свисте́ть
  • сви́стнуть
  • свисто́к
  • свисту́лька
  • свисту́н
  • свистя́щий

Etymology

про- (pro-) + свиста́ть (svistátʹ)

Forms

  • просвиста́тьcanonical • perfective
  • prosvistátʹromanization
  • просви́стыватьimperfective
  • просвиста́тьinfinitive • perfective
  • -active • participle • present
  • просвиста́вшийactive • participle • past
  • -participle • passive • present
  • просви́станныйparticiple • passive • past
  • -adverbial • participle • present
  • просвиста́вadverbial • participle • past
  • просвиста́вшиadverbial • participle • past
  • -first-person • present • singular
  • просвищу́first-person • future • singular
  • -present • second-person • singular
  • просви́щешьfuture • second-person • singular
  • -present • singular • third-person
  • просви́щетfuture • singular • third-person
  • -first-person • plural • present
  • просви́щемfirst-person • future • plural
  • -plural • present • second-person
  • просви́щетеfuture • plural • second-person
  • -plural • present • third-person
  • просви́щутfuture • plural • third-person
  • просвищи́imperative • second-person • singular
  • просвищи́теimperative • plural • second-person
  • просвиста́лmasculine • past • singular
  • просвиста́лиmasculine • past • plural
  • просвиста́лаfeminine • past • singular
  • просвиста́лиfeminine • past • plural
  • просвиста́лоneuter • past • singular
  • просвиста́лиneuter • past • plural

Conjugation

Infinitive:просвиста́ть
I
-
you (sg)
-
he/she/it
-
we
-
you (pl)
-
they
-

Other Forms

present active:-, -
past active:просвиста́вший, просвиста́в, просвиста́вши
present passive:-
past passive:просви́станный

Full conjugation of просвистать

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