умне́ть

verb, imperfective

Very rarely used word (top 40,000)

Examples

С во́зрастом дура́к не умне́ет, а стано́вится ста́рым дурако́м.With the years, a fool doesn't become cleverer, but becomes an old fool.

Imperative
ты	умне́й
вы	умне́йте

Active present	умне́ющий	becoming smarter, getting wiser
Active past	умне́вший	having become smarter, having grown wiser, having become more intelligent
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	умне́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	умнев умневши	while doing (past)