пересо́хнуть

uncommon #9193

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

Обводнявший поля канал давно пересох.
The canal that used to irrigate the fields dried up long ago.
Коло́дец пересо́х.
The well is dry.
Пруд пересо́х про́шлым летом.
The pond dried up last summer.
Коло́дец давным-давно пересо́х.
The well has long since dried up.
Ручей втёк в озеро и почти пересох.
The stream flowed into the lake and almost dried up.
Животворивший землю ручей давно пересох.
The stream that had brought life to the earth dried up long ago.
У меня пересо́хло в го́рле.
My throat feels dry.
Ладо́ни Тома бы́ли по́тные, а во рту пересо́хло.
Tom's palms were sweaty and his mouth was dry.
Только когда пересо́хнет коло́дец, начина́ют цени́ть во́ду.
Only when the well runs dry do people appreciate the water.
У меня в го́рле пересо́хло.
My throat 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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