засо́хнуть

uncommon #9408

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

Старое яблоневое дерево, плодоносившее много лет, наконец засохло.
The old apple tree, which had borne fruit for many years, finally dried up.
Дерево, искривившее забор, давно засохло.
The tree that had bent the fence had long since dried up.
Все цветы́ в са́ду засо́хли.
All the flowers in the garden dried up.
Выдавленная зубная паста засохла в раковине.
The toothpaste that had been squeezed out dried in the sink.
Плющ, зеленивший стену, засох за зиму.
The ivy that had greened the wall dried up over the winter.
Если в ближа́йшее вре́мя не будет дождя́, наш сад засо́хнет.
If it doesn't rain soon, our garden is going to dry up.
Выдранное растение засохло на солнце.
The uprooted plant dried out in the sun.
Завивавшийся вокруг столба стебель засох за зиму.
The stem that had wound itself around the post dried up over the winter.

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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