пересо́хнуть

rare #10365

verbperfective imperfective is пересыха́ть

1.
to dry up, to dry out completely, to become parched
У меня́ в го́рле пересо́хло.
My throat is completely dry.
Often impersonal with a body part: в горле пересохло.
2.
to dry up, to run dry
Летом ре́чка совсе́м пересо́хла.
In summer the little river dried up completely.
Of rivers, wells, streams.
3.
to get too dry, to dry out too much
Бельё на со́лнце пересо́хло.
The laundry got too dry in the sun.
Colloquial; of laundry, bread, wood left drying too long.

Examples

Иссякавший ручей летом почти пересох.
The stream, which was drying up, nearly dried out completely in summer.
Пруд пересо́х.
The pond has dried up.
Ручей, подтапливавший огород, наконец пересох.
The stream that had been flooding the vegetable garden finally dried up.
От огневицы у нее пересохли губы.
The fever made her lips dry and cracked.
Обводнявший поля канал давно пересох.
The canal that used to irrigate the fields dried up long ago.
Река, разъединявшая семьи, теперь пересохла.
The river that had separated the families has now dried up.
Из-за маловодья пересохли многие ручьи
Because of the low water level, many streams dried up.
Коло́дец пересо́х.
The well is dry.

Imperative
ты	пересо́хни
вы	пересо́хните

со́хнутьto dry; to wither; to pine (for someone)
verbimperfective
усо́хнутьto dry up; to shrivel up; to die laughing
verbperfective
вы́сохнутьto dry; to get very thin
verbperfective
засо́хнутьto wither; to dry out; to waste away
verbperfective
иссо́хнутьto wither up or to become thin (reaching complete exhaustion)
verbperfective

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