руководить

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Russian

Etymology

рука́ (ruká, hand) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ води́ть (vodítʹ, to lead)

Pronunciation

Verb

руководи́ть (rukovodítʹimpf (perfective поруководи́ть)

  1. to lead, to guide, to direct, to manage, to run (conduct or direct with authority)
    Synonyms: возглавля́ть impf (vozglavljátʹ), главе́нствовать impf (glavénstvovatʹ), кома́ндовать impf (komándovatʹ), нача́льствовать impf (načálʹstvovatʹ), управля́ть impf (upravljátʹ)

Usage notes

  • Per Zaliznyak, the verb is intransitive but has a present passive participle.
  • As an intransitive verb, the object is in the instrumental case.

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