карау́лить

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verbimperfective perfective is подкарау́лить

1.
to guard, to keep watch over, to watch over
Соба́ка карау́лит дом.
The dog guards the house.
Imperfective; often of a dog, sentry or someone left in charge.
2.
to lie in wait for, to watch for, to waylay
Он весь ве́чер карау́лил её у вы́хода.
He lay in wait for her by the exit all evening.
Colloquial when used of waiting to catch a person.
3.
(rare) to keep a lookout, to act as lookoutcriminal-slang
Оди́н зале́з в дом, а другой карау́лил на у́лице.
One broke into the house while the other kept a lookout outside.
Criminal slang.

Examples

Мы караулили выход, чтобы никто не ушёл.
We kept watch on the exit so that no one could leave.
Он караулил вора у входа в магазин.
He was lying in wait for the thief at the entrance to the store.
Собака караулит дом всю ночь.
The dog guards the house all night.

Imperative
ты	карау́ль
вы	карау́льте

Active present	карау́лящий	guarding, watching, on guard
Active past	карау́ливший	guarding, who guarded, who was guarding
Passive present	караулимый	guarded, watched, under guard
Passive past	карауленный	guarded, watched, protected
Gerund present	карау́ля	while doing (present)
Gerund past	караулив карауливши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
карау́лить	-	to guard; to lie in wait for; to keep a lookout
покарау́лить	по-	to watch
подкарау́лить	под-	to catch
прокарау́лить	про-	to guard (for a while); to let slip (through inattention)

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