благоволить

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благоволити (blagovoliti). Synchronically analyzable as бла́го (blágo) + -о- (-o-) + во́ля (vólja) + -и́ть (-ítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bləɡəvɐˈlʲitʲ]

Verb

благоволи́ть (blagovolítʹ) impf (perfective соблаговоли́ть)

  1. (literary) to favour someone
    цари́ца ему́ благоволи́тcaríca jemú blagovolítthe tsaress favours him
  2. (dated or ironic) to do someone a favour by agreeing to do something (used with an infinitive)
    благоволи́те отве́титьblagovolíte otvétitʹdo me a favour (and) answer
    Perfective: соблаговоли́ть (soblagovolítʹ)

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