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гореть

Pronunciation: [ɡɐˈrʲetʲ]

“гореть” is a Russian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to burn (to be consumed by fire)
  2. to be lit, to be on (of lights)
  3. to burn (with emotion)
  4. to burn, to sting (of a wound)
  5. to redden, to flush (of the cheeks, etc.)
  6. to gleam, to shine (of the eyes, the dawn, etc.)
  7. to rot from heat
  8. to wear out
  9. to be pressing, urgent

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gorěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garḗˀtei.

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