девать

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Etymology

деть (detʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ), from Proto-Slavic *děti, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, whence English do.

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дева́ть (devátʹimpf (perfective деть)

  1. to put, to place
  2. to do with
    куда́ дева́тьkudá devátʹwhat to do with, how to spend
  3. to leave, to mislay
    Куда́ я дева́л свои́ очки́?
    Kudá ja devál svoí očkí?
    Where did I put my glasses?, What did I do with my glasses?

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