обёртываться

rare #42990

1.
to turn around, to turn (around), to look back
Он то и дело обёртывался наза́д.
He kept turning around to look back.
Bookish and dated variant of оборачиваться.
2.
to turn out, to take a turn, to develop
Дела обёртываются пло́хо.
Things are taking a bad turn.
Usually with an adverb of manner.
3.
to manage, to get by, to make do
Мы обёртываемся небольши́ми деньгами.
We get by on very little money.
Colloquial; often with an instrumental of the means.
4.
(rare) to turn into, to be transformed into, to change intofolklore
В ска́зках колду́н обёртывается во́лком.
In fairy tales the sorcerer turns into a wolf.
Of folklore and fairy tales; with the instrumental case.

Conjugation

Imperative
ты	обёртывайся
вы	обёртывайтесь

Active present	обёртывающийся	wrapping, coiling, encircling, winding
Active past	обёртывавшийся	wrapping itself, that was wrapping itself
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	обёртываясь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	обёртывавшись	while doing (past)