пали́ть

verbimperfective (partner спали́ть)rarely used word (top 8,000)

1.
to burn and destroy by fire
2.
to fire (from cannons guns etc)
Зате́м он на́чал пали́ть в студе́нтов. - He then started firing at the students.
3.
to catch in the act (catch red-handed)
Меня́ пре́дки пали́ли, и неоднокра́тно - My parents caught me, and on multiple occasions.

Examples

Со́лнце пали́т, и нигде не видно тени.The sun is beating down and there's no shade in sight.

Ду́маю, мой па́рень втихаря пали́т мою почту.I think my boyfriend is spying on my emails.

Imperative
ты	пали́
вы	пали́те

Active present	паля́щий	burning, scorching
Active past	пали́вший	scorching, burning
Passive present	пали́мый	burning, being burned, scorched
Passive past	палённый	burnt, scorched
Gerund present	паля́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	палив паливши	while doing (past)

пали́тьto burn and destroy by fire; to fire (from cannons guns etc); to catch in the act (catch red-handed)
verbimperfective
вы́палитьshoot
verbperfective
запали́тьset on fire
verbperfective
попали́тьburn
verbperfective
подпали́тьsinge
verbperfective

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
пали́ть	-	to burn and destroy by fire; to fire (from cannons guns etc); to catch in the act (catch red-handed)
вы́палить	вы-	shoot
запали́ть	за-	set on fire
попали́ть	по-	burn