светлеть

Russian

Etymology

Perhaps from све́тлый (svétlyj) + -е́ть (-étʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svʲɪtˈlʲetʲ]

Verb

светле́ть • (svetlétʹ) impf (perfective посветле́ть or просветле́ть)

  1. to lighten, to become lighter
  2. to be visible (of a light-coloured object)
    вдали́ что́-то светле́лоvdalí štó-to svetlélothere was [one could see / detect] a light-coloured spot in the distance

Conjugation

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