освети́ть
- 1.
to light up, to illuminate
Фона́рь освети́л доро́гу.
The lantern lit up the road.
- 2.
to shed light on, to highlight, to cover (a topic)
Докла́дчик подро́бно освети́л положе́ние в стране́.
The speaker covered the situation in the country in detail.
figurative
Examples
Над горизонтом воссиявшее солнце осветило всю деревню.
The sun, shining forth above the horizon, illuminated the entire village.
Извергающийся вулкан осветил всё небо ночью.
The erupting volcano lit up the entire sky at night.
Блеснувшая молния осветила всё небо.
A flash of lightning lit up the entire sky.
Фонарь, зажёгшийся на улице, осветил весь двор.
The streetlamp that came on lit up the entire courtyard.
Чиркнувший зажигалкой парень осветил лестницу.
The guy who flicked his lighter lit up the staircase.
Качнувшийся на ветру фонарь осветил улицу.
The lantern swaying in the wind lit up the street.
Разгоравшийся костёр осветил лица друзей.
The fire that was flaring up lit the friends’ faces.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | освещу́ |
| ты | - | освети́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | освети́т |
| мы | - | освети́м |
| вы | - | освети́те |
| они́ | - | осветя́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | освети́ |
| вы | освети́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | освети́л |
| feminine | освети́ла |
| neuter | освети́ло |
| plural | освети́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having lit, having illuminated, that illuminated | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | illuminated, lit | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | освети́в осветивши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| освети́ть | - | to light up; to shed light on |
| освети́ться | - | to have lit (itself) up |
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