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острить

to sharpen

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Conjugation of острить

This verb can also mean the following: be witty, crack jokes, be, whet, make witticisms.
This verb's imperfective counterpart: сострить
Я
Ты
Он/она
Мы
Вы
Они
Present tense
острю
ostrju
I sharpen
остришь
ostrish'
you sharpen
острит
ostrit
he/she sharpens
острим
ostrim
we sharpen
острите
ostrite
you all sharpen
острят
ostrjat
they sharpen
Imperfective Imperative mood
-
остри
ostri
sharpen
-
-
острите
ostrite
sharpen
-
Он
Она
Оно
Они
Imperfective Past tense
острил
ostril
he sharpened
острила
ostrila
she sharpened
острило
ostrilo
it sharpened
острили
ostrili
they sharpened
Conditional
острил бы
ostril by
He would sharpen
острила бы
ostrila by
She would sharpen
острило бы
ostrilo by
It would sharpen
острили бы
ostrili by
They would sharpen
Pres. Act.
Past Act.
Pres. Pass.
Past Pass.
Present Adv.
Past Adv.
Participles
острящий
ostrjaščij
one who sharpens
остривший
ostrivšij
one who sharpened
остримый
ostrimyj
one who is sharpened
ostrjonnyj
остря
ostrja
sharpening
острив
ostriv
while sharpening

Examples of острить

Железо железо острит, и человек изощряет взгляд друга своего.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.