замира́ть
- 1.
to freeze, to stand still, to become motionless
Он замира́ет от стра́ха при ка́ждом шо́рохе.
He freezes with fear at every rustle.
Of a person or animal suddenly stopping all movement.
- 2.
to sink (of the heart), to stop beating, to miss a beat
Се́рдце замира́ет от стра́ха.
My heart sinks with fear.
Usually with сердце or дух as subject.
- 3.
to die away, to fade away, to die down
Вдали́ замира́ли зву́ки му́зыки.
The sounds of music were dying away in the distance.
Of sounds voices or music.
- 4.
to come to a standstill, to grind to a halt, to stop
Ночью жизнь в го́роде замира́ет.
At night life in the city comes to a standstill.
Of traffic work or life in a place.
Examples
Голоса постепенно замирали в конце коридора.
The voices gradually died away at the end of the corridor.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | замира́ю | бу́ду замира́ть |
| ты | замира́ешь | бу́дешь замира́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | замира́ет | бу́дет замира́ть |
| мы | замира́ем | бу́дем замира́ть |
| вы | замира́ете | бу́дете замира́ть |
| они́ | замира́ют | бу́дут замира́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | замира́й |
| вы | замира́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | замира́л |
| feminine | замира́ла |
| neuter | замира́ло |
| plural | замира́ли |
Participles
| Active present | fading, dying down, ceasing, freezing (in motion or sound) | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | fading, dying down, subsiding, stopping | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | замира́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | замирав замиравши | while doing (past) |
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