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одоле́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is одолева́ть
  • 1.

    to overpower, to defeat, to overcome, to vanquish

    Она́ смогла́ одоле́ть злоумы́шленника.

    She managed to overpower the intruder.

    Of an enemy, opponent or attacker.

  • 2.

    to overcome, to conquer, to get over

    Ты должна́ одоле́ть свою́ ве́чную засте́нчивость.

    You have to overcome your constant shyness.

    Of obstacles, feelings or weaknesses.

  • 3.

    to manage, to master, to get through, to cope with

    Подъём был круто́й, мы едва́ суме́ли одоле́ть его́ на лы́жах.

    The climb was so steep that we barely managed it on skis.

    Of something long or hard: a climb, a distance, a thick book.

  • 4.

    to overwhelm, to overcome, to get the better of

    К ве́черу его́ одоле́л сон.

    By evening sleep overcame him.

    The cause is the subject: sleep, fatigue, doubts overcame him.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
одоле́ю
ты-
одоле́ешь
он/она́/оно́-
одоле́ет
мы-
одоле́ем
вы-
одоле́ете
они́-
одоле́ют
Imperative
ты
одоле́й
вы
одоле́йте
Past
masculine
одоле́л
feminine
одоле́ла
neuter
одоле́ло
plural
одоле́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

одоле́вший

victorious, having overcome, having defeated

Passive present

-

Passive past

одолённый

overcome, defeated

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

одоле́в

одолевши

while doing (past)

Word familyодоле́тьPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
одоле́ть-to overpower; to overcome; to manage; to overwhelm
преодоле́тьпре-to overcome
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