повести

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Russian

Etymology 1

по- (po-) +‎ вести́ (vestí)

Pronunciation

Verb

повести́ (povestípf (imperfective вести́)

  1. to lead, to conduct, to direct, to drive
Conjugation

Verb

повести́ (povestípf (imperfective поводи́ть)

  1. to move
    повести бровя́миpovesti brovjámito raise one's brows; lift one's eyebrows
    он и бро́вью/у́хом не повёлon i bróvʹju/úxom ne povjól≈ he did not turn a hair; he did not bat an eyelid
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

по́вести (póvestif inan or f inan pl

  1. inflection of по́весть (póvestʹ):
    1. genitive/dative/prepositional singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pǒʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: по‧ве‧сти

Verb

по̀вести pf (Latin spelling pòvesti)

  1. (transitive) to lead
  2. (transitive) to initiate, begin
  3. (intransitive) to take the lead
  4. (reflexive) to go along with, imitate

Conjugation