вы́сохнуть

uncommon #6214

verbperfective imperfective is со́хнуть

1.
to dry, to dry out, to become dry, to dry up
Бельё уже́ вы́сохло на со́лнце.
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 совсе́м вы́сох за вре́мя боле́зни.
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.

Клейстер быстро высох и склеил листы вместе.
The paste dried quickly and glued the sheets together.
Поверхность, прошпаклёвываемая мастером, скоро высохнет.
The surface being spackled by the craftsman will dry soon.
Ополоснутая посуда быстро высохла на солнце.
The rinsed dishes dried quickly in the sun.
Коло́дец вы́сох.
The well has run dry.
Бельё, сушимое ветром, высохло быстро.
Laundry dried by the wind dried quickly.
Э́ти плоды́ вы́сохли на со́лнце.
The fruits are dried in the sun.
Песок, впивавший воду, быстро высох на солнце.
The sand, which had absorbed the water, quickly dried in the sun.
Вбирающий влагу песок быстро высох.
The sand, absorbing moisture, dried quickly.

Imperative
ты	вы́сохни
вы	вы́сохните

Active present	-
Active past	вы́сохший	dried-up, dry, shrivelled, wizened
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	высохнув вы́сохши	while doing (past)

со́хнутьto dry; to wither; to pine (for someone)
verbimperfective
усо́хнутьto dry up; to shrivel up; to die laughing
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