белеть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělěti. By surface analysis, бе́лый (bélyj) + -е́ть (-étʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈlʲetʲ]
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Verb

беле́ть • (belétʹ) impf (perfective побеле́ть)

  1. to turn white, (intransitive) to whiten
    Synonym: бледне́ть (blednétʹ)
  2. (colloquial) to turn gray
    Synonym: седе́ть (sedétʹ)
  3. (colloquial) to become brighter
    Synonym: светле́ть (svetlétʹ)
  4. (colloquial, impersonal) to dawn
    Synonyms: рассвета́ть (rassvetátʹ), света́ть (svetátʹ), бре́зжить (brézžitʹ)
  5. (imperfective only) to gleam, to be visible (of something white)

Conjugation

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