точи́ть

verbimperfective (partner заточи́ть)very rarely used (#10971)

1.
to sharpen, to grind, to whet, to turn
Perfectives: наточить, заточить, поточить
2.
to produce, to make (using a lathe)
Perfective: выточить
3.
to wear away, to wear down, to gnaw
4.
(dated) to emit, to exude
Perfective: источи́ть

Examples

Вода ка́мень то́чит.
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
Том то́чит своё нож.
Tom is sharpening his knife.
Я точу́ мой меч.
I am sharpening my sword.
Де́лайте заря́дку ка́ждый день по тридцать минут, и вы будете в отли́чной физи́ческой фо́рме. Ведь ка́пля ка́мень то́чит.
Exercise for thirty minutes daily and you'll be in great shape. Practice makes perfect, after all.
Том то́чит свой каранда́ш.
Tom is sharpening his pencil.
Том то́чит нож.
Tom is sharpening a knife.
Я точу́ нож.
I sharpen the knife.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	точи́
вы	точи́те

Active present	точа́щий	sharpening, grinding, honing, boring, eroding, gnawing
Active past	точи́вший	sharpening, having sharpened, grinding, having ground, whetting, having whetted
Passive present	точи́мый	sharpenable, grindable, honeable, capable of being sharpened
Passive past	точённый	sharpened, ground, turned
Gerund present	точа́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	точив точивши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
точи́ть	-	to sharpen; to produce; to wear away; (dated) to emit
точи́ться	-	to be sharpened; to get sharp; to gnaw away; to wear down; to drip slowly; to trickle
вы́точить	вы-	turn
заточи́ть	за-	to sharpen

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