обращать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic обращати (obraščati). By surface analysis, об- (ob-) +‎ враща́ть (vraščátʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

обраща́ть (obraščátʹimpf (perfective обрати́ть)

  1. to turn; to direct
    обраща́ть внима́ние на кого́-либо/что́-либо
    obraščátʹ vnimánije na kovó-libo/štó-libo
    to pay attention to someone/something
    обраща́ть чьё-либо внима́ние на кого́-либо/что́-либо
    obraščátʹ čʹjo-libo vnimánije na kovó-libo/štó-libo
    to call / draw smb.'s attention to someone/something
  2. to turn into
    обраща́ть в прах
    obraščátʹ v prax
    to reduce to dust / ashes
  3. to convert
    обраща́ть в католи́чество
    obraščátʹ v katolíčestvo
    to catholicize

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