застрева́ть

rare #13301

verbimperfective perfective is застря́ть

1.
to get stuck, to get caught, to become stuck fast
Мы ка́ждое у́тро застрева́ем в про́бке.
Every morning we get stuck in a traffic jam.
Imperfective; of vehicles, objects, or people caught in something.
2.
to be held up, to be delayed, to get stranded
И́з-за тума́на мы ча́сто застрева́ем в аэропо́рту.
Because of the fog we often get stranded at the airport.
Of a person staying somewhere longer than intended.
3.
to stick (in one's head), to get stuck (in one's mind)
Э́та му́зыка застрева́ет в голове́.
This music gets stuck in your head.
Figurative use with в голове, в памяти.

Examples

Мой брат часто застревает в лифте по утрам.
My brother often gets stuck in the elevator in the mornings.
Из-за распутицы машины застревали на дороге.
Because of the muddy conditions, the cars kept getting stuck on the road.
Вы когда-нибудь застрева́ли в ли́фте?
Have you ever been stuck in an elevator?
Всякий раз, как я пыта́юсь изучи́ть C++, я застрева́ю на указа́телях.
Every time I attempt to teach myself C++, I get stuck on pointers.

Imperative
ты	застрева́й
вы	застрева́йте

Active present	застрева́ющий	sticking, jamming, getting stuck, caught
Active past	застрева́вший	getting stuck, jamming, that was getting stuck
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	застрева́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	застрева́в застревавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
встрева́ть	в-	to intervene
застрева́ть	за-	to get stuck; to be held up; to stick (in one's head)

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