добре́ть
rare #24259
verbimperfective
- 1.
to become kinder, to grow good-natured
С годами он добре́л и уже́ никого́ не руга́л.
Over the years he grew kinder and no longer scolded anyone.
Imperfective; the perfective is «подобреть».
- 2.
to put on weight, to grow stout, to become corpulent
На дома́шней еде́ он заме́тно добре́л.
On home cooking he was visibly putting on weight.
Colloquial; often with «раздобреть» as the perfective.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | добре́ю | бу́ду добре́ть |
| ты | добре́ешь | бу́дешь добре́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | добре́ет | бу́дет добре́ть |
| мы | добре́ем | бу́дем добре́ть |
| вы | добре́ете | бу́дете добре́ть |
| они́ | добре́ют | бу́дут добре́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | добре́й |
| вы | добре́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | добре́л |
| feminine | добре́ла |
| neuter | добре́ло |
| plural | добре́ли |
Participles
| Active present | becoming kinder, mellowing, softening | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having become kinder, having become good-natured | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | добре́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | добрев добревши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| добре́ть | - | to become kinder; to put on weight |
| раздобре́ть | раз- | to become kinder |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
