заводити

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From за- +‎ водити.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaʋǒditi/
  • Hyphenation: за‧во‧ди‧ти

Verb

заво̀дити impf (Latin spelling zavòditi)

  1. imperfective form of за̀вести

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Further reading

  • заводити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

From за- (za-) +‎ води́ти (vodýty). Compare Russian заводи́ть (zavodítʹ), Belarusian заво́дзіць (zavódzicʹ), Polish zawodzić.

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Verb

заво́дити (zavódytyimpf (perfective завести́)

  1. to take, to bring, to lead
  2. to get, to procure, to acquire, to buy
  3. to establish, to set up, to found, to introduce
  4. to start
    Synonym: почина́ти impf (počynáty)
  5. to start (:motor); to wind up (:clock); to set (:alarm clock)
  6. to get somebody worked up

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