запалить

Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ пали́ть (palítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəpɐˈlʲitʲ]

Verb

запали́ть • (zapalítʹpf (imperfective пали́ть or запа́ливать)

  1. (low colloquial) to kindle, to set on fire
  2. (low colloquial) to drive (a horse) too hard
  3. (low colloquial) to water (an overheated horse)
  4. (low colloquial, perfective only, intransitive) to begin to shoot
  5. (low colloquial) to throw [with instrumental ‘a stone’]

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