лечь

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *leťi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲet͡ɕ]
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Verb

лечь • (lečʹ) pf (imperfective ложи́ться)

  1. to lie down
    лечь костьми́ (idiomatic) ― lečʹ kostʹmí ― to fall in battle, to do one's damnedest, to go all out
    лечь на со́весть ― lečʹ na sóvestʹ ― to weigh on one's conscience
    лечь в дрейф (idiomatic, nautical) ― lečʹ v drejf ― to lie to, to heave to
    лечь в осно́ву ― lečʹ v osnóvu ― to underlie
    лечь в больни́цу ― lečʹ v bolʹnícu ― to go to hospital (to be hospitalised)
    лечь спать ― lečʹ spatʹ ― to go to bed
  2. (snow etc.) to fall, to cover

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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