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брести́

uncommon #5371
verbunidirectional motion (partner броди́ть)imperfective perfective is побрести́
  • 1.

    to trudge, to plod, to drag oneself along

    Стари́к брёл по пля́жу, опира́ясь на па́лку.

    The old man was plodding along the beach, leaning on a stick.

    Imperfective; implies slow, laboured walking, often from tiredness or bad conditions.

  • 2.

    to wander, to stroll, to amble

    Мы брели́ по вече́рним у́лицам без всякой цели.

    We wandered the evening streets with no aim at all.

    Of unhurried, aimless walking.

Motion info

брести́/броди́ть is a verb of motion pair:

 · брести́ is unidirectional → go right now or in a specific single trip.

 · броди́ть is multidirectional → habitual movement, repeated trips, or there-and-back movement.

брести́/броди́ть are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action.

Usage info

unidirectional verb of motion

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
бреду́
бу́ду брести́
ты
бредёшь
бу́дешь брести́
он/она́/оно́
бредёт
бу́дет брести́
мы
бредём
бу́дем брести́
вы
бредёте
бу́дете брести́
они́
бреду́т
бу́дут брести́
Imperative
ты
бреди́
вы
бреди́те
Past
masculine
брёл
feminine
брела́
neuter
брело́
plural
брели́

Participles

Active present

бреду́щий

wandering, strolling, trudging, rambling

Active past

брёдший

trudging, wading, strolling

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

бредя

while doing (present)
Gerund past

брёдши

while doing (past)

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
брести́-to trudge; to wander
взбрести́вз-to come into one's head; to trudge up
добрести́до-to reach
забрести́за-to stray
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  • Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
  • ghen edited related words 7 months ago.
  • Athanassios edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Michel edited translation 3 years ago.