назреть

Russian

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ зре́ть (zrétʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐzˈrʲetʲ]

Verb

назре́ть • (nazrétʹpf (imperfective назрева́ть)

  1. to ripen, to become ripe, to mature, (abscess) to come to a head
  2. to be about to happen, to boil up, to be brewing
    вопро́с назре́лvoprós nazrélthe question is ripe; the question cannot be put off
    кри́зис назре́лkrízis nazrélthings have reached a crisis point; crisis is brewing

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