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Etymology

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в- (v-) +‎ пить (pitʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈf⁽ʲ⁾pʲit͡sːə]
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Verb

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впи́ться (vpítʹsjapf (imperfective впива́ться)

  1. to stick (into), to pierce, to bite (into), to drive one's sting (into), to dig one's fangs (into)
    впи́ться зуба́миvpítʹsja zubámito dig one's teeth (into)
    впи́ться когтя́миvpítʹsja kogtjámito dig one's claws (into)
  2. to fix one's eyes (on), to fix with one's eyes, to fasten one's eyes (upon), to glue one's eyes (to)
    он впи́лся в неё глаза́миon vpílsja v nejó glazámihe couldn't take his eyes off her

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