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Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gorěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garḗˀtei.
Pronunciation
Verb
горе́ть • (gorétʹ) impf (perfective сгоре́ть)
- (intransitive) to burn (to be consumed by fire)
- Synonym: сгора́ть (sgorátʹ)
- Свеча́ горе́ла на столе́. ― Svečá goréla na stolé. ― A candle was burning on the table.
- to be lit, to be on (of lights)
- (figuratively) to burn (with emotion)
- Synonym: сгора́ть (sgorátʹ)
- (figuratively) to burn, to sting (of a wound)
- (figuratively) to redden, to flush (of the cheeks, etc.)
- (figuratively) to gleam, to shine (of the eyes, the dawn, etc.)
- to rot from heat
- (colloquial) to wear out
- (colloquial) to be pressing, urgent
- Не гори́т же ещё? ― Ne gorít že ješčó? ― It's not too urgent yet, is it? (literally, “It isn't really burning?”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of горе́ть (class 5b imperfective intransitive)
Derived terms
- возгоре́ться pf (vozgorétʹsja), возгора́ться impf (vozgorátʹsja)
- вы́гореть pf (výgoretʹ), выгора́ть impf (vygorátʹ)
- догоре́ть pf (dogorétʹ), догора́ть impf (dogorátʹ)
- загоре́ть pf (zagorétʹ), загора́ть impf (zagorátʹ)
- загоре́ться pf (zagorétʹsja), загора́ться impf (zagorátʹsja)
- изгоре́ть pf (izgorétʹ), изгора́ть impf (izgorátʹ)
- нагоре́ть pf (nagorétʹ), нагора́ть impf (nagorátʹ)
- обгоре́ть pf (obgorétʹ), обгора́ть impf (obgorátʹ)
- отгоре́ть pf (otgorétʹ), отгора́ть impf (otgorátʹ)
- перегоре́ть pf (peregorétʹ), перегора́ть impf (peregorátʹ)
- погоре́ть pf (pogorétʹ), погора́ть impf (pogorátʹ)
- подгоре́ть pf (podgorétʹ), подгора́ть impf (podgorátʹ)
- подзагоре́ть pf (podzagorétʹ)
- пообгоре́ть pf (poobgorétʹ)
- пригоре́ть pf (prigorétʹ), пригора́ть impf (prigorátʹ)
- прогоре́ть pf (progorétʹ), прогора́ть impf (progorátʹ)
- разгоре́ться pf (razgorétʹsja), разгора́ться impf (razgorátʹsja)
- сгоре́ть pf (sgorétʹ), сгора́ть impf (sgorátʹ)
- угоре́ть pf (ugorétʹ), угора́ть impf (ugorátʹ)
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