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
Луч, пробивающий тучи, осветил всю долину.
A ray of sunlight breaking through the clouds lit up the entire valley.
Костёр, полыхнувший внезапно, осветил всю поляну.
The campfire that suddenly burst into flames lit up the entire clearing.
Чиркнувший зажигалкой парень осветил лестницу.
The guy who flicked his lighter lit up the staircase.
Свет, прорывающий тучи, осветил всю долину.
The light breaking through the clouds illuminated the entire valley.
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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