отвыкнуть
verb [perfective]
/otvyknut'/
Description of отвыкнуть
We use отвыкнуть to talk about becoming unaccustomed to something or losing the habit of doing something.
be no longer used to (something)
become unaccustomed to (something)
He became unaccustomed to cold weather after living in Africa.
not to be used to (something) anymore
It was hard for her because she wasn't used to that anymore.
Since the pandemic, I'm not used to big crowds anymore.
Люди отвыкли от трудностей.
People aren't used to hardship anymore.
lose the habit of (something)
| Я | отвыкну |
|---|---|
| Ты | отвыкнешь |
| Он / Она / Оно | отвыкнет |
| Мы | отвыкнем |
| Вы | отвыкнете |
| Они | отвыкнут |
| Masculine | отвык |
|---|---|
| Feminine | отвыкла |
| Neuter | отвыкло |
| Plural | отвыкли |
Real-life examples for отвыкнуть
В общем, исследователь не торопился в Париж — в Египте он отвык от зимней погоды во Франции и стремился задержаться на Лазурном берегу хотя бы до февраля.
In general, the researcher was in no hurry to go to Paris — in Egypt, he had become unaccustomed to the winter weather in France and sought to stay on the Cote d'Azur at least until February.
Ему сложно найти общий язык с обычными людьми из коммуналки и он уже отвык от такой рутинной жизни.
It is difficult for him to find a common language with ordinary people from communal apartments and he has already become unaccustomed to such a routine life.
За последний год «Спартак» отвык от хороших слов в свой адрес.
Over the past year, Spartak has become unaccustomed to good words addressed to them.
Стихотворений, датированных 1849—1851 годами, не сохранилось вообще, и сам Плещеев в 1853 году признавался, что давно «отвык писать».
The poems dated 1849-1851 have not been preserved at all, and Pleshcheyev himself admitted in 1853 that he had long ago "lost the habit of writing."
Я переживала до дрожи в коленях: и сама отвыкла от профессии, и кино сильно изменилось.
I was worried to the point of trembling in my knees: I was no longer used to this profession myself, and the cinema had changed a lot.
Зима не даром злится… Погода в этом сезоне удивительно щедрая на снег, от чего за последние годы все уже успели отвыкнуть.
Winter is not angry for nothing… The weather this season is surprisingly generous with snow, which everyone has become unaccustomed to in recent years.
Фронт не отпускает и в относительно мирной и тихой жизни, ведь там каждая минута могла стать последней, от этого не просто отвыкнуть.
The front doesn't let go even during a relatively peaceful and quiet life, because every minute there could have been the last one — it's not easy to forget that.
Summary
- The verb отвыкнуть is perfective, which means it describes a completed action. Because of this, it can only be used in the past or future tense — not in the present.
- Past forms of this verb may correspond to either past or present forms in English, depending on the context.
- For example, "Я отвык вставать рано" can be translated as either "I am no longer used to getting up early" (present meaning) or "I was no longer used to getting up early" (past meaning).