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вы́сохнуть

verbperfective (partner со́хнуть)very rarely used (#13508)
  • 1.

    to dry, to dry out, to become dry, to dry up

    Бельё уже вы́сохло на солнце.

    The laundry has already dried in the sun.

    Perfective; used of laundry, soil, paint, rivers, wells.

  • 2.

    to get very thin, to waste away, to become skinny

    Он совсем вы́сох за время болезни.

    He got really thin during his illness.

    Colloquial, of a person.

Usage info

The past tense forms based on вы́сохнул are considered incorrect in standard Russian.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
вы́сохну
ты-
вы́сохнешь
он/она́/оно́-
вы́сохнет
мы-
вы́сохнем
вы-
вы́сохнете
они́-
вы́сохнут
Imperative
ты
вы́сохни
вы
вы́сохните
Past
masculine
вы́сох
feminine
вы́сохла
neuter
вы́сохло
plural
вы́сохли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

вы́сохший

dried-up, dry, shrivelled, wizened

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

высохнув

вы́сохши

while doing (past)

Word familyсо́хнутьPRO

  • со́хнутьto dry; to wither; to pine (for someone)
    verbimperfective
  • усо́хнутьto lose weight from drying; to shrivel up (from old age)
    verbperfective
  • вы́сохнутьto dry; to get very thin
    verbperfective
  • засо́хнутьto wither; to dry out; to waste away
    verbperfective
  • иссо́хнутьto wither up or to become thin (reaching complete exhaustion)
    verbperfective
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 4 hours ago.
  • Wade edited usage info and past forms 2 months ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.