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лечь

/[lʲet͡ɕ]/
Russianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to lie down
    • лечь костьми́

      lečʹ kostʹmíto fall in battle, to do one's damnedest, to go all out

    • лечь на со́весть

      lečʹ na sóvestʹto weigh on one's conscience

    • лечь в осно́ву

      lečʹ v osnóvuto underlie

  2. 2.
    to fall, to cover (of snow etc. on the ground)
  3. 3.
    to flow, to adhere (of paint being applied to a surface)
  4. 4.
    to heave (to move in a certain direction or into a certain situation)
    • лечь в дрейф

      lečʹ v drejfto lie to, to heave to

  5. 5.
    informalto fall over, to die

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • возле́чь
  • возлега́ть
  • зале́чь
  • залега́ть
  • нале́чь
  • налега́ть
  • обле́чь
  • облега́ть
  • отле́чь
  • отлега́ть
Related words (1)
  • лежа́ть

Etymology

From Old East Slavic лечи (leči), from Proto-Slavic *leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *légtei, from Proto-Indo-European *légʰeti, from *legʰ-.

Forms

  • lečʹromanization
  • ложи́тьсяimperfective
  • ле́чьinfinitive • perfective
  • -active • participle • present
  • лёгшийactive • participle • past
  • -participle • passive • present
  • -participle • passive • past
  • -adverbial • participle • present
  • лёгшиadverbial • participle • past
  • -first-person • present • singular
  • ля́гуfirst-person • future • singular
  • -present • second-person • singular
  • ля́жешьfuture • second-person • singular
  • -present • singular • third-person
  • ля́жетfuture • singular • third-person
  • -first-person • plural • present
  • ля́жемfirst-person • future • plural
  • -plural • present • second-person
  • ля́жетеfuture • plural • second-person
  • -plural • present • third-person
  • ля́гутfuture • plural • third-person
  • ля́гimperative • second-person • singular
  • ljágimperative • second-person • singular
  • ля́жьimperative • second-person • singular
  • ljážʹimperative • second-person • singular
  • ля́гтеimperative • plural • second-person
  • ljágteimperative • plural • second-person
  • ля́жьтеimperative • plural • second-person
  • ljážʹteimperative • plural • second-person
  • лёгmasculine • past • singular
  • легли́masculine • past • plural
  • легла́feminine • past • singular
  • легли́feminine • past • plural
  • легло́neuter • past • singular
  • легли́neuter • past • plural

Conjugation

Infinitive:ле́чь
I
-
you (sg)
-
he/she/it
-
we
-
you (pl)
-
they
-

Other Forms

present active:-, -
past active:лёгший, лёгши
present passive:-
past passive:-

Full conjugation of лечь

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