зале́зть

fairly common #4217C2

verbperfective imperfective is залеза́ть

1.
to climb up, to climb onto
Ма́льчик зале́з на де́рево.
The boy climbed up the tree.
Perfective; usually with на + accusative.
2.
to get into, to climb into, to crawl into
Он зале́з в маши́ну и захло́пнул дверь.
He climbed into the car and slammed the door.
Perfective; usually with в + accusative or под + accusative.
3.
to hide (crawling in)
Кот зале́з под крова́ть и не выходит.
The cat has hidden under the bed and won't come out.
4.
to break into, to steal (by reaching in), to intrude
Во́ры зале́зли в наш дом.
Thieves broke into our house.
Of thieves or of prying into what is not one's own.

Motion info

зале́зть is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion лезть with prefix за- (go behind / start).

Обезья́на зале́зла на де́рево.
The monkey climbed up the tree.
«Всё, война́», — сказа́ла Смерть, пристро́ила в углу́ косу́ и зале́зла в комба́йн.
“It’s war,” said Death, put his scythe in the corner, and climbed into the combine harvester.
Том зале́з на крова́ть.
Tom climbed into bed.
Том зале́з в ва́нну.
Tom got in the bathtub.
Я зале́з на де́рево.
I climbed the tree.
Том пыта́лся зале́зть на высо́кое де́рево.
Tom tried to climb the tall tree.
Том зале́з в маши́ну Мэри.
Tom got into Mary's car.
Том разде́лся и зале́з в ва́нну.
Tom undressed and got in the bathtub.
Том зале́з в холоди́льник и вы́тащил буты́лку пи́ва.
Tom reached into the fridge and pulled out a bottle of beer.
Кот изловчился и залез на высокий шкаф.
The cat managed to climb onto the tall cabinet.

Imperative
ты	зале́зь
вы	зале́зьте

Active present	-
Active past	зале́зший	that has climbed into, that has gotten into, that has crept into
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	зале́зши	while doing (past)

лезтьto climb; to crawl (into); to meddle; to fall out (of hair); to bother
verbimperfective
влезтьto climb in; to climb up; to fit (into)
verbperfective
вы́лезтьto climb out; to fall out (of hair); to blurt out
verbperfective
зале́зтьto climb up; to get into; to hide (crawling in); to break into
verbperfective
нале́зтьto go on (of clothing); to swarm in
verbperfective

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