успева́ть

uncommon #5150C1

verbimperfective perfective is успе́ть

1.
to have time (to do sth), to manage (to do sth), to get round to
Я не успева́ю всё сде́лать до ве́чера.
I don't have time to get everything done before evening.
Usually with an infinitive; negated forms are very common.
2.
to be in time (for), to make it (on time), to catch (a train)
Он всегда́ успева́ет к обе́ду.
He always makes it in time for dinner.
With к + dative or на + accusative for the event.
3.
to do well (in a subject), to make progress, to keep up (in class)education
Она́ успева́ет по всем предме́там.
She does well in all her subjects.
With по + dative naming the subject.

Examples

Сорняки, выщипываемые вручную, не успевали разрастись.
The weeds, pulled out by hand, did not have time to spread.
Какой шустрый мальчик, всё успевает!
What a nimble boy—he manages to get everything done!
Не иди́ так быстро! Я за тобой не успева́ю.
Don't walk so fast! I can't keep up with you.
Когда Том потеря́л рабо́ту, он не успева́л выпла́чивать ипоте́ку, и ему грози́ло выселе́ние и принуди́тельная прода́жа жилья с аукцио́на.
When Tom lost his job, he couldn't keep up his mortgage repayments and he was threatened with foreclosure.
Публика, ошеломляемая скоростью событий, не успевала думать.
The audience, overwhelmed by the speed of events, could not keep up enough to think.
Угождающая всем гостям хозяйка успевала везде.
The hostess, who tried to please all the guests, managed to be everywhere at once.
Мы как раз успева́ем на после́дний по́езд.
We are just in time for the last train.
Я всегда успева́л по матема́тике.
I was always good at math.

Imperative
ты	успева́й
вы	успева́йте

Active present	успева́ющий	advanced pupil
Active past	успева́вший	succeeding, making good progress, keeping up (with studies/work), managing (to do something on time)
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	успева́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	успева́в успевавши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
воспева́ть	во-	to sing
доспева́ть	до-	to ripen
поспева́ть	по-	to keep up (with); to ripen; to be in time (for)
подоспева́ть	подо-	to arrive in time; to be ready in time; to hurry to