улови́ть
fairly common #3938C2
verbperfective
- 1.
to catch, to pick up, to detect, to make out
Я улови́л за́пах ды́ма.
I caught the smell of smoke.
Of something faint or fleeting: a smell, a sound, a glance, a signal.
- 2.
to catch on, to grasp, to get
Я не улови́л смысл его́ слов.
I didn't grasp the meaning of his words.
Of meaning, hints, the point of something.
- 3.
to seize, to catch
Он улови́л удо́бный моме́нт и ушёл.
He seized the right moment and left.
Typically with момент, случай, возможность.
Examples
Она уловила подразумеваемый упрёк в его словах.
She picked up on the implied reproach in his words.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | уловлю́ |
| ты | - | уло́вишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | уло́вит |
| мы | - | уло́вим |
| вы | - | уло́вите |
| они́ | - | уло́вят |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | улови́ |
| вы | улови́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | улови́л |
| feminine | улови́ла |
| neuter | улови́ло |
| plural | улови́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having caught, having grasped, having perceived, having detected | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | caught, trapped, captured | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | улови́в уловивши | while doing (past) |
Word familyлови́тьPRO
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Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
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