зараста́ть

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verbimperfective perfective is зарасти́

1.
to be overgrown, to become overgrown, to get choked with weeds
Вся поля́на зараста́ет одни́ми ёлками.
The whole clearing is becoming overgrown with nothing but fir trees.
Usually with the instrumental case: зарастать чем?
2.
to heal over, to skin over, to close upmedicine
Ра́на ме́дленно зараста́ет.
The wound is slowly healing over.
of wounds and scars

Examples

Раны на руке медленно зарастали.
The wounds on his arm were slowly healing over.
Обезлюженные земли зарастают лесом.
Depopulated lands are becoming overgrown with forest.
Старевший сад постепенно зарастал травой.
The aging garden gradually became overgrown with grass.
Старая дорога зарастает травой и кустами.
The old road is becoming overgrown with grass and bushes.
Без хозяев сад начал зарастать сорняками.
Without anyone to look after it, the garden began to become overgrown with weeds.
Недоиспользуемая земля постепенно зарастает травой.
The underutilized land is gradually becoming overgrown with grass.
Заболачивавшийся луг постепенно зарастал камышом.
The meadow, which was becoming waterlogged, gradually became overgrown with reeds.

Imperative
ты	зараста́й
вы	зараста́йте

Active present	зараста́ющий	overgrowing, becoming overgrown
Active past	зараста́вший	overgrown, grown over, covered with vegetation
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	зараста́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	зарастав зараставши	while doing (past)

LockedUnlock full word family

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
враста́ть	в-	to grow in
возраста́ть	воз-	to increase/grow (same as вырасти)
выраста́ть	вы-	to grow up; to grow; to develop into; to appear suddenly
дораста́ть	до-	to grow