"вовсю" meaning in Russian

See вовсю in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [vɐfˈsʲu] Audio: Ru-вовсю.ogg Forms: вовсю́ [canonical], vovsjú [romanization]
Etymology: From во (vo) + весь|всю (vesʹ|vsju), literally "to (one's) all". Etymology templates: {{af|ru|во|всю}} во (vo) + весь|всю (vesʹ|vsju) Head templates: {{ru-adv|вовсю́}} вовсю́ • (vovsjú)
  1. (colloquial) as much or strongly as one can, to one's utmost Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-вовсю-ru-adv-cbsHMZWP Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for вовсю meaning in Russian (1.4kB)

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        "as much or strongly as one can, to one's utmost"
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        "(colloquial) as much or strongly as one can, to one's utmost"
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