позвонить

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ звони́ть (zvonítʹ)

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Verb

позвони́ть (pozvonítʹpf (imperfective звони́ть)

  1. to call a person (to contact by telephone) (+ dative)
    позвони́ть дру́гуpozvonítʹ drúguto call a friend
  2. to call a place (куда, в (v) or на (na) + accusative)
    позвони́ть домо́йpozvonítʹ domójto call home
    позвони́ть в ско́руюpozvonítʹ v skórujuto call 911
  3. to cause to ring (в (v) + accusative)
    позвони́ть в две́рьpozvonítʹ v dvérʹto ring the doorbell
    позвони́ть в колокола́pozvonítʹ v kolokoláto ring the bells
  4. (intransitive) to ring (to make a ringing sound) (a bell, a telephone, etc.)

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