укрепи́ть
- 1.
to strengthen, to fortify, to reinforce, to consolidate
Спорт укрепи́т твоё здоро́вье.
Sport will strengthen your health.
Of abstract things: health, nerves, discipline, a position, a currency.
- 2.
to fasten, to fix firmly, to secure
Он укрепи́л полку на стене.
He fixed the shelf to the wall.
- 3.
to fortifymilitary
Солда́ты укрепи́ли бе́рег реки́.
The soldiers fortified the river bank.
Examples
Старую стену укрепили новыми контрфорсами.
The old wall was reinforced with new buttresses.
Мастер укрепил брам-стеньгу перед плаванием.
The shipwright secured the topgallant mast before the voyage.
Брак укрепил династические связи двух королевств.
The marriage strengthened the dynastic ties between the two kingdoms.
Правительство, консолидировавшее власть, укрепило свои позиции.
The government, having consolidated its power, strengthened its position.
С по́мощью специа́льно разработанного комплекса упражне́ний можно уме́ньшить объе́м бедер и укрепи́ть мы́шцы живота́.
With the help of a specially designed set of exercises, you can reduce your hip circumference and strengthen your abdominal muscles.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | укреплю́ |
| ты | - | укрепи́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | укрепи́т |
| мы | - | укрепи́м |
| вы | - | укрепи́те |
| они́ | - | укрепя́т |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | укрепи́ |
| вы | укрепи́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | укрепи́л |
| feminine | укрепи́ла |
| neuter | укрепи́ло |
| plural | укрепи́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having strengthened, that has strengthened, who has strengthened | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | reinforced, fortified, strengthened | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | укрепи́в укрепивши укрепя́ | while doing (past) |
Word familyкрепи́тьPRO
- крепи́тьto fasten
- кре́пнутьto get stronger
- кре́постьfortress; strength; deed of purchase; serfdom
- закрепи́тьto fasten; to consolidate; to assign (to)
- крепи́тьсяto be attached
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from крепи́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| укрепи́ть | у- | to strengthen; to fasten; to fortify |
| укрепи́ться | у- | to become stronger; to entrench oneself |
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