посветлеть

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ светле́ть (svetlétʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəsvʲɪtˈlʲetʲ]

Verb

посветле́ть • (posvetlétʹ) pf (imperfective светле́ть)

  1. to lighten, to become lighter
    после грозы посветле́ло ― posle grozy posvetlélo ― the sky lightened after the storm
    во́лосы у него́ посветле́ли ― vólosy u nevó posvetléli ― his hair became lighter in colour

Conjugation

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