засо́хнуть

rare #15299

verbperfective imperfective is засыха́ть

1.
to wither, to dry up and die
Какая жа́лость, все цветы́ засо́хли.
What a pity, all the flowers have withered.
Of plants, flowers, trees.
2.
to dry out, to become hard from drying
Хлеб совсе́м засо́х.
The bread has gone completely stale.
Of bread, paint, glue, mud.
3.
to waste away, to lose one's freshness
Он совсе́м засо́х от ста́рости.
He has quite wasted away with age.
Colloquial and figurative, of people.

Examples

Если в ближа́йшее вре́мя не будет дождя́, наш сад засо́хнет.
If it doesn't rain soon, our garden is going to dry up.
Стлавшийся у забора плющ засох за зиму.
The ivy spreading along the fence dried up over the winter.
Выдавленная зубная паста засохла в раковине.
The toothpaste that had been squeezed out dried in the sink.
Никогда не ходите к врачу́, у кото́рого в приёмной засо́хли ко́мнатные расте́ния.
Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
Старое яблоневое дерево, плодоносившее много лет, наконец засохло.
The old apple tree, which had borne fruit for many years, finally dried up.
Куст, цветший всё лето, теперь совсем засох.
The bush, which had bloomed all summer, was now completely dried up.
Растение, обвивавшееся вокруг решётки, засохло к осени.
The plant that had been winding around the trellis dried up by autumn.
Сядь и засо́хни.
Sit down and shut up.

Imperative
ты	засо́хни
вы	засо́хните

Active present	-
Active past	засо́хший	dried up, withered, dried out, parched
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	засохнув засохши	while doing (past)

со́хнутьto dry; to wither; to pine (for someone)
verbimperfective
усо́хнутьto dry up; to shrivel up; to die laughing
verbperfective
вы́сохнутьto dry; to get very thin
verbperfective
засо́хнутьto wither; to dry out; to waste away
verbperfective
иссо́хнутьto wither up or to become thin (reaching complete exhaustion)
verbperfective

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