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белеть

to whiten

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Conjugation of белеть

This verb can also mean the following: turn gray, turn, gleam, be visible, become, become brighter, dawn.
This verb's imperfective counterpart: побелеть
Я
Ты
Он/она
Мы
Вы
Они
Present tense
белею
beleju
I whiten
белеешь
beleesh'
you whiten
белеет
beleet
he/she whitens
белеем
beleem
we whiten
белеете
beleete
you all whiten
белеют
belejut
they whiten
Imperfective Imperative mood
-
белей
belej
whiten
-
-
белейте
belejte
whiten
-
Он
Она
Оно
Они
Imperfective Past tense
белел
belel
he whitened
белела
belela
she whitened
белело
belelo
it whitened
белели
beleli
they whitened
Conditional
белел бы
belel by
He would whiten
белела бы
belela by
She would whiten
белело бы
belelo by
It would whiten
белели бы
beleli by
They would whiten
Pres. Act.
Past Act.
Pres. Pass.
Past Pass.
Present Adv.
Past Adv.
Participles
белеющий
belejuščij
one who whitens
белевший
belevšij
one who whitened
белея
beleja
whitening
белев
belev
while whitening

Examples of белеть

А там, вдали, должно быть, белеют снега.

That whiteness in the distance must be snow.