добреть

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Russian

Etymology

до́брый (dóbryj) +‎ -е́ть (-étʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

добре́ть (dobrétʹimpf (perfective подобре́ть or раздобре́ть)

  1. to become kind
    Perfective: подобре́ть (podobrétʹ)
  2. (colloquial) to gain weight, to get fat
    Perfective: раздобре́ть (razdobrétʹ)
    Synonyms: поправля́ться (popravljátʹsja), полне́ть (polnétʹ), толсте́ть (tolstétʹ), тяжеле́ть (tjaželétʹ)
    Antonyms: теря́ть вес (terjátʹ ves), тоща́ть (toščátʹ), худе́ть (xudétʹ)

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