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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. #8 видеть to see Beginner Imperfective verb
  3. #24 сидеть to sit, to be sitting Beginner Imperfective verb
  4. #32 слышать to hear Beginner Imperfective verb
  5. #50 держать to hold Advanced Imperfective verb
  6. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  7. #51 лежать to lie, to be lying Imperfective verb
  8. #60 увидеть to see, to catch sight of (once) Beginner Perfective verb
  9. #64 спать to sleep Beginner Imperfective verb
  10. #67 бежать to run (one way, right now) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  11. #68 пить to drink Intermediate Imperfective verb
  12. #71 чувствовать to feel Intermediate Imperfective verb
  13. #72 принять to accept, to take Perfective verb
  14. #99 носить to wear, to carry about Advanced Imperfective verb
  15. #108 держаться to hold on, to hold oneself; to keep (one's nerve, a tuning) Advanced Reflexive verb
  16. #114 лечь to lie down, to go to bed (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  17. #115 касаться to touch, to concern Reflexive verb
  18. #118 бросить to give up, to quit; to throw (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  19. #119 принимать to take (medicine, vitamins); to receive Advanced Imperfective verb
  20. #121 улыбаться to smile Intermediate Reflexive verb
  21. #136 вызвать to call out, to send for (an ambulance, a taxi; once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  22. #137 бить to beat, to hit Fluency Imperfective verb
  23. #155 поднять to raise, to lift (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  24. #158 бегать to run around Imperfective verb
  25. #159 плакать to cry, to weep Intermediate Imperfective verb
  26. #160 двигаться to move Reflexive verb
  27. #173 плавать to swim Imperfective verb
  28. #177 умереть to die Perfective verb
  29. #178 умирать to die; in exaggeration, to be dying of hunger, cold, laughter Fluency Imperfective verb
  30. #188 бросать to throw; to quit Imperfective verb
  31. #193 отдохнуть to rest, to have a rest Perfective verb
  32. #203 танцевать to dance Imperfective verb
  33. #206 дышать to breathe Imperfective verb
  34. #207 болеть to hurt, to ache Beginner Imperfective verb
  35. #208 заболеть to fall ill (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  36. #209 лечить to treat, to cure Imperfective verb
  37. #212 курить to smoke Beginner Imperfective verb
  38. #215 мыться to wash oneself Reflexive verb
  39. #218 раздеваться to get undressed Reflexive verb
  40. #257 выглядеть to look (a certain way) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  41. #262 обратиться to address, to turn to Reflexive verb
  42. #313 ложиться to lie down, to go to bed Beginner Reflexive verb
  43. #314 засыпать to fall asleep Imperfective verb
  44. #315 заснуть to fall asleep Perfective verb
  45. #316 просыпаться to wake up (the ongoing verb) Advanced Reflexive verb
  46. #317 проснуться to wake up (one time) Advanced Reflexive verb
  47. #320 уставать to get tired Imperfective verb
  48. #321 устать to get tired (once) Beginner Perfective verb
  49. #379 сломать to break Perfective verb
  50. #387 развивать to develop Imperfective verb
  51. #388 развиваться to develop Reflexive verb
  52. #404 бороться to fight, to struggle Reflexive verb
  53. #405 защищать to defend, to protect Imperfective verb
  54. #406 защитить to defend, to protect Perfective verb
  55. #428 пережить to live through, to survive (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  56. #443 заплакать to start crying, to burst into tears (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  57. #444 страдать to suffer Imperfective verb
  58. #445 терпеть to endure, to tolerate Imperfective verb
  59. #461 худеть to lose weight Imperfective verb
  60. #462 выздороветь to recover Perfective verb
  61. #463 лечиться to get treatment Reflexive verb
  62. #464 кашлять to cough Imperfective verb
  63. #465 дрожать to tremble, to shiver Imperfective verb
  64. #466 мёрзнуть to be cold, to freeze Imperfective verb
  65. #467 замёрзнуть to freeze Perfective verb
  66. #468 загорать to sunbathe Imperfective verb
  67. #469 купаться to bathe, to swim Reflexive verb
  68. #471 прыгать to jump Imperfective verb
  69. #473 упасть to fall (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  70. #479 поднимать to lift, to raise (ongoing) Advanced Imperfective verb
  71. #481 толкнуть to push, to give a push (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  72. #482 трогать to touch Intermediate Imperfective verb
  73. #497 дуть to blow Imperfective verb
  74. More verbs from the lessons
  75. 506 выздоравливать to get well, to recover Beginner Imperfective verb
  76. 541 поспать to sleep a while, to get some sleep Intermediate Perfective verb
  77. 545 уснуть to fall asleep (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  78. 598 беспокоить to trouble, to bother Advanced Imperfective verb
  79. 607 удержать to withhold, to hold back (one time) Advanced Perfective verb
  80. 615 весить to weigh Advanced Imperfective verb
  81. 623 подержать to hold for a moment (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  82. 634 услышать to hear (one time) Advanced Perfective verb
  83. 637 рожать to give birth, to be in labour Advanced Imperfective verb
  84. 638 купать to bathe (a child) Advanced Imperfective verb
  85. 644 раздевать to undress (someone) Advanced Imperfective verb
  86. 645 прибавить to put on (weight); to add (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  87. 646 одевать to dress (someone) Advanced Imperfective verb
  88. 654 опустить to lower, to dip (one movement) Advanced Perfective verb
  89. 655 укачать to make seasick, to rock to sleep (the subjectless verb for feeling sick) Advanced Perfective verb
  90. 662 свистеть to whistle (of a person, a kettle, a monitor) Fluency Imperfective verb
  91. 672 сохнуть to dry, to dry out Fluency Imperfective verb
  92. 676 отвалиться to fall off, to drop off (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  93. 678 поддать to add steam in the banya, word for word to give under (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  94. 693 укусить to bite (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  95. 701 вытянуть to pull out, to pull up (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  96. 702 стукнуть to hit once, to give a knock Fluency Perfective verb
  97. 709 ломить to ache, to break (of bones, in the proverb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  98. 711 прыгнуть to jump (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  99. 727 прижать to press down, to press against (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  100. 731 слушаться to obey, to listen to someone Fluency Reflexive verb