зажи́ть

uncommon #6304

verbperfective imperfective is зажива́ть

1.
to heal, to heal up, to close up
Ра́на бы́стро зажила́.
The wound healed quickly.
Intransitive; said of wounds, cuts, burns.
2.
to begin to live, to start living
Она́ перее́хала в дере́вню и зажила́ споко́йно.
She moved to the countryside and began to live peacefully.
Often with an adverb or instrumental phrase describing the new way of life.

Examples

Нога, перебинтовываемая заботливой рукой, зажила быстро.
The leg, being carefully rebandaged, healed quickly.
Врач сказал, что рана навылет и заживёт быстро.
The doctor said that the wound was a through-and-through wound and would heal quickly.
Свербевшая рана наконец зажила.
The itching wound finally healed.
Нарывавший месяц назад порез наконец зажил.
The cut that had been festering a month earlier finally healed.
Он заживёт.
It'll heal.
Кожа, шелушившаяся после солнца, постепенно зажила.
The skin that had peeled after sun exposure gradually healed.
Палец, перевязывавшийся каждое утро, наконец зажил.
The finger, bandaged every morning, finally healed.
Ссадина быстро зажила за неделю.
The abrasion healed quickly, within a week.

Imperative
ты	заживи́
вы	заживи́те