по поводу

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Russian

Etymology

Literally, according/due to the cause/grounds/reason/occasion (of).

Pronunciation

Adverb

по по́воду (po póvodu)

  1. about, regarding, concerning, in connection with
    Synonyms: в отноше́нии (v otnošénii), в связи́ с (v svjazí s), о (o), относи́тельно (otnosítelʹno), насчёт (nasčót)
    Вот так я себя́ чу́вствую по по́воду тебя́.Vot tak ja sebjá čúvstvuju po póvodu tebjá.That's how I feel about you.
    опасе́ния по по́воду реце́ссииopasénija po póvodu recéssiiconcerns about/over a recession

Usage notes

  • A versatile preposition that can often replace о (o) but has uses where о (o) may be less natural.
  • Usually split in the phrase по э́тому по́воду (po étomu póvodu, about this), instead of по по́воду э́того (po póvodu étovo).