навести

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Verb

навести́ (navestí)

  1. inflection of навестя́ (navestjá):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second/third-person singular aorist indicative
    3. second-person singular imperative

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Verb

навести (navesti) third-singular presentpf (imperfective навестува)

  1. (transitive) to foreshadow, herald, suggest

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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

на- (na-) +‎ вести́ (vestí)

Verb

навести́ (navestípf (imperfective наводи́ть)

  1. to direct (at), to aim (at), to point (at)
    навести́ ору́диеnavestí orúdijeto point a gun
    навести́ на следnavestí na sledto put on the trail
    навести́ на мысльnavestí na myslʹto suggest an idea (to someone)
  2. to cover, to coat, to apply
    навести́ лоск, навести́ гля́нецnavestí losk, navestí gljánecto gloss, to glaze, to veneer
  3. to introduce, bring, produce, make, cause
    навести́ красоту́ (colloquial)navestí krasotúto beautify oneself
    навести́ поря́докnavestí porjádokto put a place in order, to introduce order, to establish order
    навести́ ску́куnavestí skúkuto bore
    навести́ страхnavestí straxto inspire fear
    навести́ кри́тикуnavestí krítikuto criticize
    навести́ спра́вкиnavestí správkito inquire, to make inquiries
    навести́ теньnavestí tenʹto complicate matters, to confuse things
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Etymology 2

Verb

навести́ (navestí)

  1. second-person singular imperative perfective of навести́ть (navestítʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From наве́зати.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nǎʋeːsti/
  • Hyphenation: на‧вес‧ти

Verb

на̀ве̄сти pf (Latin spelling nàvēsti)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From наво̀дити.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nǎʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: на‧вес‧ти

Verb

на̀вести pf (Latin spelling nàvesti)

  1. perfective form of наво̀дити
Conjugation

Etymology 3

From наво̀зити.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nǎʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: на‧вес‧ти

Verb

на̀вести pf (Latin spelling nàvesti)

  1. perfective form of наво̀зити
Conjugation

References

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

From на- (na-) +‎ вести́ (vestý). Compare Russian навести́ (navestí), Belarusian наве́сці (navjésci), Polish nawieść.

Pronunciation

Verb

навести́ (navestýpf (imperfective наво́дити) (transitive)

  1. to bring
    навести́ кри́тикуnavestý krýtykuto criticize
    навести́ поря́док / ладnavestý porjádok / ladto bring order, to put things in order
    навести́ рі́зкість (на)navestý rízkistʹ (na)to focus (on), to bring into focus
    навести́ на ро́зум / умnavestý na rózum / umto bring to one's senses
    навести́ тума́н на (ко́гось) (idiomatic)navestý tumán na (kóhosʹ)to bamboozle, to snow (someone) (literally, “to bring fog onto”)
  2. to direct, to point
    Synonyms: наці́лити pf (nacílyty), напра́вити pf (naprávyty), спрямува́ти pf (sprjamuváty)
    навести́ приці́лnavestý prycílto point a sight, to take aim
    навести́ на слідnavestý na slidto put on the trail/track
  3. to build (:bridge)
    навести́ мости́ (literally, figuratively)navestý mostýto build bridges
  4. to cite, to give (:data, information, references)
    навести́ при́кладnavestý prýkladto give/provide an example
    навести́ до́відку / до́відкиnavestý dóvidku / dóvidkyto provide information
    навести́ до́казиnavestý dókazyto adduce/provide evidence/proof
  5. to lead (:someone to a conclusion, course of action, thought process, etc.)
    навести́ на гріхnavestý na hrixto lead to sin
    навести́ на ду́мку (що)navestý na dúmku (ščo)to lead to the thought, to make think (that)
    навести́ на підозрі́ння / підо́зруnavestý na pidozrínnja / pidózruto raise suspicion, to make suspicious
  6. to bring on, to induce, to instil (UK), to instill (US) (:feeling)
    навести́ жахnavestý žaxto induce/instil terror, to terrorize
  7. to apply (:paint, lines, etc.)
    навести́ красу́ (humorous)navestý krasúto beautify oneself

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