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боле́ть

verb, imperfective
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somewhat often used word

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be ill

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be sick

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be painful
Example: Что у вас болит? - What is hurting?

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Example: Что у вас болит? - What is hurting?

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to cheer on

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Когда я просну́лся, у меня боле́ло го́рло. I woke up with a sore throat.
Она не боле́ла. She wasn't sick.
Всякий раз, когда он двигался, вся его рука́ боле́ла от ра́ны. Whenever he moved, the wound sent pains all along his arm.
Мой оте́ц ни ра́зу за свою́ жизнь не боле́л. My father has never gotten sick in his life.
Кто-либо из ваших ро́дственников боле́л ра́ком? Was anybody among your relatives ill with cancer?
Затем Роберт снова просну́лся, и у него боле́ли все коне́чности. Then Robert woke up again, and all of his limbs were hurting.
Всё её те́ло боле́ло. Her whole body hurt.
Не мог он боле́ть. He can't have been ill.
Том боле́л. Tom was ill.
Вы боле́ли. You were sick.

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Conjugation

	Present	Future
я	боле́ю	бу́ду боле́ть
ты	боле́ешь	бу́дешь боле́ть
он/она́/оно́	боле́ет, боли́т	бу́дет боле́ть
мы	боле́ем	бу́дем боле́ть
вы	боле́ете	бу́дете боле́ть
они́	боле́ют, боля́т	бу́дут боле́ть