охвати́ть
- 1.
to grip, to seize, to overcome
Его́ охвати́л страх.
Fear gripped him.
Typically with the emotion as subject: страх/радость охватила его.
- 2.
to engulf, to sweep through
Пла́мя охвати́ло дом.
Flames engulfed the house.
Used of fire smoke or water spreading over something.
- 3.
to encompass, to cover, to include
Програ́мма охвати́ла все шко́лы го́рода.
The programme covered all the schools in the city.
Of a study programme or reform taking in a range of people or topics.
- 4.
to clasp, to put one's arms around
Она́ охвати́ла рука́ми коле́ни.
She clasped her arms around her knees.
Examples
Оторопь охватила всех присутствующих.
Everyone present was overcome with bewilderment.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | охвачу́ |
| ты | - | охва́тишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | охва́тит |
| мы | - | охва́тим |
| вы | - | охва́тите |
| они́ | - | охва́тят |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | охвати́ |
| вы | охвати́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | охвати́л |
| feminine | охвати́ла |
| neuter | охвати́ло |
| plural | охвати́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having encompassed, having covered, having seized, having gripped | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | engulfed in, enveloped in | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | охвати́в охвативши охватя́ | while doing (past) |
Word familyохвати́тьPRO
- охвати́тьto grip; to engulf; to encompass; to clasp
- охва́тыватьto encompass; to grip; to engulf; to clasp
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