зае́сть

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verbperfective imperfective is заеда́ть

1.
to eat something after, to chase down (with food), to take with (to kill the taste)
Он зае́л лека́рство са́харом.
He ate some sugar after the medicine.
что? чем? - eat a bite of something to get rid of a bad taste
2.
to jam, to get stuck, to seize up
Замок опя́ть зае́ло.
The lock has jammed again.
usually impersonal: замок заело
3.
to torment, to oppress, to wear out
Его зае́ла тоска́.
He is eaten up by melancholy.
often impersonal with the cause in the accusative: его заела тоска
4.
to bite to death, to kill (of an animal), to bite all over (of insects)
Волк зае́л овцу́.
The wolf killed the sheep.
кого? что?

Examples

У меня на ку́ртке мо́лния зае́ла.
The zipper on my jacket got stuck.
Том, помоги́ мне. Мо́лнию зае́ло.
Tom, help me. The zipper's stuck.
Меня совсем заела текучка, некогда думать о планах.
The routine work has completely worn me down; I have no time to think about plans.
У меня мо́лнию зае́ло.
My zipper got stuck.
Мо́лнию зае́ло.
The zipper's stuck.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	зае́шь
вы	зае́шьте

Active present	-
Active past	зае́вший	stuck, jammed
Passive present	-
Passive past	зае́денный	eaten away, moth-eaten, corroded, worn down
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	заев заевши	while doing (past)

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(Derived from есть.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
зае́сть	за-	to eat something after; to jam; to torment; to bite to death
зае́сться	за-	to become fastidious about food; to pick a quarrel (with somebody)

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