укарау́лить
rare #50049
verbperfective
- 1.
(rare) to guard successfully, to keep safe, to watch over
Он не смог укарау́лить урожа́й от воро́в.
He couldn't keep the harvest safe from thieves.
Colloquial; perfective, usually about a successful outcome of guarding.
- 2.
(rare) to catch (by lying in wait), to waylay, to intercept
Сторож укарау́лил во́ра у самой кали́тки.
The watchman caught the thief right at the gate.
Colloquial.
- 3.
(rare) to spot, to notice, to track down
Я укарау́лил в толпе́ знако́мое лицо́.
I spotted a familiar face in the crowd.
Colloquial or regional.
Examples
Мы укараулили кота у соседского забора
We caught the cat by the neighbor's fence.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | укарау́лю |
| ты | - | укарау́лишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | укарау́лит |
| мы | - | укарау́лим |
| вы | - | укарау́лите |
| они́ | - | укарау́лят |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | укарау́ль |
| вы | укарау́льте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | укарау́лил |
| feminine | укарау́лила |
| neuter | укарау́лило |
| plural | укарау́лили |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having guarded, having watched over, having caught (while on guard) | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | guarded, watched, kept under surveillance | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | укараулив укарауливши укарау́ля | while doing (past) |
Word familyкарау́лPRO
- карау́лguard; guard duty; help!
- карау́лкаa place/room for guards or security
- карау́литьto guard; to lie in wait for; to keep a lookout
- укарау́литьto guard successfully; to catch (by lying in wait); to spot
- покарау́литьto watch
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Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
