SR→EN

veseliti

веселити

vesèliti · /ʋesěliti/ · imperfective

RU Suggest an edit
VERB
  1. (veseliti se) to have fun; to make merry
    Gosti su se veselili do zore. — The guests made merry until dawn.
    Cela ulica se veselila posle pobede. — The whole street was celebrating after the win.
  2. (veseliti se + dat.) to be glad about; to look forward to
    Deca se vesele raspustu. — The kids are looking forward to the holidays.
    Nije se baš veselio tom sastanku. — He wasn't exactly looking forward to that meeting.
  3. (with direct object) to cheer up; to make happy
    Muzika je veselila goste celo veče. — The music kept the guests in good spirits all evening.

For "to be glad", radovati se is more usual in Serbia.

Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
javeselim
tiveseliš
on/ona/onoveseli
miveselimo
viveselite
oni/one/onavesele
Past tense: veselio, veselila, veselilo · veselili, veselile
Future: veseliću, veselićeš, veseliće, veselićemo, veselićete, veseliće
Imperative: veseli
AI Updated 16 October 2026