освеща́ть

uncommon #8544

verbimperfective perfective is освети́ть

1.
to light up, to illuminate
Ла́мпа освеща́ет ко́мнату.
The lamp lights up the room.
Of a lamp, sun, fire etc. lighting a space or object.
2.
to shed light on, to elucidate, to explain
А́втор подро́бно освеща́ет э́тот вопро́с.
The author sheds light on this question in detail.
Figurative: of a question, problem or topic.
3.
to cover, to report onjournalism
Журнали́сты освеща́ют выборы.
Journalists are covering the election.
Of journalists reporting events.

Examples

Свечи освеща́ли ко́мнату.
The candles lighted the room.
Свет, рассеиваемый лампой, освещал всю комнату.
The light dispersed by the lamp illuminated the entire room.
Брезжившая свеча освещала старую хижину.
The flickering candle lit the old hut.
Свет, лившийся из окна, освещал всю комнату.
The light streaming in through the window illuminated the entire room.
Ты́сячи свече́й освеща́ли це́рковь во вре́мя церемо́нии.
Thousands of candles illuminated the church during the ceremony.
Костёр, ярко пламеневший в темноте, освещал весь двор.
The bonfire, blazing brightly in the darkness, lit up the entire yard.
Ты так освеща́ешь мой день.
You make my day so much brighter.
Догоравшая свеча освещала комнату слабым светом.
The dying candle lit the room with a faint light.

Imperative
ты	освеща́й
вы	освеща́йте

Active present	освеща́ющий	lighting, illuminating, shedding light on
Active past	освеща́вший	illuminating, lighting up, that illuminated
Passive present	освеща́емый	illuminated, lit, lighted
Passive past	-
Gerund present	освеща́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	освещав освещавши	while doing (past)