осва́ивать

rare #10893

verbimperfective perfective is осво́ить

1.
to master, to learn, to acquire, to get the hang of
В це́нтре осва́ивали но́вую технику.
At the centre they were mastering the new technology.
Imperfective; of a gradual process of taking something in and becoming able to use it. Perfective: освоить.

Examples

Ребёнок ещё осваивает произносительную сторону речи.
The child is still mastering the pronunciation aspect of speech.
Она осваивает профессию врача с интересом.
She is enthusiastically training to become a doctor.
Том хо́чет быстро и легко осва́ивать иностра́нные языки́.
Tom wants to master foreign languages quickly and easily.
Молодая колонистка приехала осваивать новые земли.
The young female colonist came to settle the new lands.
Дети быстро осваивают новый язык.
The children quickly pick up the new language.

Imperative
ты	осва́ивай
вы	осва́ивайте

Active present	осва́ивающий	mastering, developing, acquiring, learning
Active past	осва́ивавший	who was mastering, who was developing, who was assimilating, who was exploring
Passive present	осва́иваемый	being developed, being mastered, being acquired, under development
Passive past	-
Gerund present	осва́ивая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	осваивав осваивавши	while doing (past)