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Russian verbs

731 verbs, every form of each one recorded. 579 follow a pattern; 152 have forms of their own. Open one to hear it.

  1. The essential 50The verbs you will say every day. Start here.
  2. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  3. #54 узнать to find out; to recognise (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  4. #56 помнить to remember Fluency Imperfective verb
  5. #63 происходить to go on, to be happening Fluency Imperfective verb
  6. #85 отвечать to answer (the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  7. #88 бывать to happen, to occur, to be from time to time Fluency Imperfective verb
  8. #111 вести to lead, to take someone somewhere (on foot, one way) Fluency Imperfective verb
  9. #137 бить to beat, to hit Fluency Imperfective verb
  10. #157 тянуть to pull, to drag (kept going) Fluency Imperfective verb
  11. #164 приносить to bring, again and again Fluency Imperfective verb
  12. #169 везти to bring, to carry by car or train (one way, right now) Fluency Imperfective verb
  13. #178 умирать to die; in exaggeration, to be dying of hunger, cold, laughter Fluency Imperfective verb
  14. #182 встречать to meet, to greet, to welcome Fluency Imperfective verb
  15. #185 терять to lose (keep losing, the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  16. #187 надеяться to hope Fluency Reflexive verb
  17. #191 мечтать to dream of, to daydream (the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  18. #202 спеть to sing (once, a song through) Fluency Perfective verb
  19. #227 варить to cook, to boil (kept going) Fluency Imperfective verb
  20. #229 печь to bake Fluency Imperfective verb
  21. #233 проверять to check Fluency Imperfective verb
  22. #280 запомнить to remember, to commit to memory (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  23. #283 выучить to learn by heart (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  24. #297 прощать to forgive (as a habit, or the forgiving itself) Fluency Imperfective verb
  25. #303 подарить to give as a present (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  26. #344 уезжать to leave, to go away (by transport, the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  27. #361 проводить to see out, to see someone off Fluency Perfective verb
  28. #374 строить to hold its tune, of an instrument; to build Fluency Imperfective verb
  29. #376 чинить to fix, to mend Fluency Imperfective verb
  30. #416 соврать to tell a lie, to fib (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  31. #418 сомневаться to doubt Fluency Reflexive verb
  32. #428 пережить to live through, to survive (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  33. #475 спускаться to go down, to come down Fluency Reflexive verb
  34. More verbs from the lessons
  35. 659 гнать to drive fast, to push the pace; in slang, to rush Fluency Imperfective verb
  36. 660 погнать to set off fast, to get going (once); in slang, off we go Fluency Perfective verb
  37. 661 наглеть to get cheeky, to push one's luck Fluency Imperfective verb
  38. 662 свистеть to whistle (of a person, a kettle, a monitor) Fluency Imperfective verb
  39. 663 обалдеть to be stunned, to be amazed (once); on its own, wow Fluency Perfective verb
  40. 664 скромничать to be modest, to play down what you did Fluency Imperfective verb
  41. 665 ненавидеть to hate Fluency Imperfective verb
  42. 666 чилить to chill, to hang out (slang, from English; the Russian word is to rest) Fluency Imperfective verb
  43. 667 сойти to come down, to get off (once); on its own, it'll do Fluency Perfective verb
  44. 668 скинуть to throw off, to drop (once); in slang, to send a file or a message Fluency Perfective verb
  45. 669 пошутить to make a joke, to joke (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  46. 670 представиться to introduce oneself (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  47. 671 расстраиваться to go out of tune; to get upset Fluency Reflexive verb
  48. 672 сохнуть to dry, to dry out Fluency Imperfective verb
  49. 673 болтать to chatter, to natter (spoken) Fluency Imperfective verb
  50. 674 разрываться to be torn apart; of a phone, to ring off the hook Fluency Reflexive verb
  51. 675 зазнаться to get a big head, to become conceited (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  52. 676 отвалиться to fall off, to drop off (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  53. 677 репетировать to rehearse Fluency Imperfective verb
  54. 678 поддать to add steam in the banya, word for word to give under (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  55. 679 загадывать to make a wish (the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  56. 680 одеть to dress someone (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  57. 681 учесть to take into account (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  58. 682 заворачивать to wrap (the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  59. 683 наступать to come, to arrive (of a day or a season; the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  60. 684 пропасть to vanish, to go missing (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  61. 685 размечтаться to get carried away dreaming (once); dream on! Fluency Reflexive verb
  62. 686 ржать to neigh; in slang, to roar with laughter Fluency Imperfective verb
  63. 687 встретиться to meet (each other, once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  64. 688 обняться to hug (each other, once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  65. 689 измениться to change (once, of a thing or a person) Fluency Reflexive verb
  66. 690 красить to colour, to adorn; to paint Fluency Imperfective verb
  67. 691 прилететь to arrive by plane, to fly in (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  68. 692 угадывать to guess (again and again) Fluency Imperfective verb
  69. 693 укусить to bite (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  70. 694 дразнить to tease Fluency Imperfective verb
  71. 695 меняться to change (of a person or a thing, over time) Fluency Reflexive verb
  72. 696 порваться to tear, to rip (on its own, once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  73. 697 поспешить to hurry (once); in a proverb, if you hurry Fluency Perfective verb
  74. 698 вытащить to pull out, to drag out (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  75. 699 переворачивать to turn over, to flip (again and again) Fluency Imperfective verb
  76. 700 посадить to plant; to seat someone (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  77. 701 вытянуть to pull out, to pull up (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  78. 702 стукнуть to hit once, to give a knock Fluency Perfective verb
  79. 703 отмерить to measure off (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  80. 704 сварить to cook, to boil (once, till it's done) Fluency Perfective verb
  81. 705 доварить to finish cooking (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  82. 706 покатиться to start rolling, to roll off along (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  83. 707 подвинуться to move up, to move over (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  84. 708 прилипнуть to stick to something (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  85. 709 ломить to ache, to break (of bones, in the proverb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  86. 710 плеснуть to splash, to throw water (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  87. 711 прыгнуть to jump (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  88. 712 запеть to start singing, to burst into song (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  89. 713 выстрелить to fire, to go off (a gun, once) Fluency Perfective verb
  90. 714 улыбнуться to smile (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  91. 715 уронить to drop, to let fall (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  92. 716 испортить to spoil, to ruin (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  93. 717 пустить to let in, to let someone go somewhere (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  94. 718 гасить to put out, to turn off (a light, a fire) Fluency Imperfective verb
  95. 719 пропустить to miss (an event, a lesson); to let through (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  96. 720 проработать to work for a whole stretch of time, start to finish (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  97. 721 подложить to put something under, to slip underneath (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  98. 722 заглушать to drown out, to muffle (a sound) Fluency Imperfective verb
  99. 723 спрятаться to hide, to hide oneself (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  100. 724 путать to mix up, to confuse (one thing with another) Fluency Imperfective verb
  101. 725 предоставляться to be granted, to be given (the word, at a table or a meeting) Fluency Reflexive verb
  102. 726 продлевать to renew, to extend (again and again) Fluency Imperfective verb
  103. 727 прижать to press down, to press against (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  104. 728 рассматриваться to be considered, to be under review (an application) Fluency Reflexive verb
  105. 729 обсуждаться to be discussed, to be up for discussion Fluency Reflexive verb
  106. 730 считаться to count, to be counted as Fluency Reflexive verb
  107. 731 слушаться to obey, to listen to someone Fluency Reflexive verb