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остолбене́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is столбене́ть
  • 1.

    to be dumbfounded, to be stunned, to be flabbergasted, to be perplexed

    Он остолбене́л от удивле́ния.

    He was dumbfounded with astonishment.

    Perfective; describes the moment of becoming stunned.

  • 2.

    to freeze, to be rooted to the spot, to be petrified

    Уви́дев медве́дя, она́ остолбене́ла на ме́сте.

    When she saw the bear, she froze on the spot.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
остолбене́ю
ты-
остолбене́ешь
он/она́/оно́-
остолбене́ет
мы-
остолбене́ем
вы-
остолбене́ете
они́-
остолбене́ют
Imperative
ты
остолбене́й
вы
остолбене́йте
Past
masculine
остолбене́л
feminine
остолбене́ла
neuter
остолбене́ло
plural
остолбене́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

остолбене́вший

stunned, petrified, dumbfounded, aghast

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

остолбене́в

остолбеневши

while doing (past)

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Synonyms

See also

  • столбpost; pillar; column (of smoke or dust) 

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
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  • Lisa edited related words 1 year ago.