потере́ть

verbperfective (partner тере́ть)rarely used (#5948)

Examples

Он потер спину жестким мочалом.
He rubbed his back with a coarse bast scrubber.
Том снял очки и потёр лоб.
Tom took off his glasses and rubbed his forehead.
Она сняла закоченевшие перчатки и потёрла руки.
She took off her stiff gloves and rubbed her hands.
Распрямившийся после работы, он потёр спину.
Having straightened up after work, he rubbed his back.
Том подыша́л на руки и потёр их друг о дру́га, чтобы согре́ть.
Tom blew on his hands and rubbed them together trying to warm them up.
Он потёр руки.
He rubbed his hands together.
Хо́чешь, я потру́ тебе спи́ну?
Do you want me to rub your back?
Она зябко потёрла руки на морозе.
She rubbed her hands together with a shiver in the frost.
Том потёр ногу́; ему я́вно бы́ло больно.
Tom rubbed his leg in obvious pain.
Ребёнок сонно потёр глаза утром.
The child sleepily rubbed his eyes in the morning.

Imperative
ты	потри́
вы	потри́те

Active present	-
Active past	потёрший	worn, worn out, threadbare, shabby, scuffed, faded
Passive present	-
Passive past	потёртый	shabby, threadbare, frayed, washed-out
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	потёрши потере́в	while doing (past)