строить

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic строити (stroiti), from Proto-Slavic *strojiti, from *strojь.

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Verb

стро́ить (stróitʹimpf (perfective постро́ить)

  1. to build, to construct
    стро́ить возду́шные за́мкиstróitʹ vozdúšnyje zámkito build castles in the air
  2. to make, to construct
    стро́ить фра́зу/предложе́ниеstróitʹ frázu/predložénijeto construct a sentence
    стро́ить гра́фикstróitʹ gráfikto draw a graph
    стро́ить треуго́льникstróitʹ treugólʹnikto construct a triangle
    стро́ить у́голstróitʹ úgolto plot an angle
    стро́ить из себя́stróitʹ iz sebjáto try to appear (as), pose (as)
    стро́ить ко́зниstróitʹ kóznito scheme, to plot
    стро́ить пла́ныstróitʹ plányto make plans
    стро́ить ро́жиstróitʹ róžito make faces
  3. (military) to form, to draw up, to dress up
    стро́ить в коло́ннуstróitʹ v kolónnuto form in column
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  • Ingrian: stroittaa

Etymology 2

с- (s-) +‎ трои́ть (troítʹ)

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строи́ть (stroítʹpf (imperfective трои́ть or стра́ивать)

  1. to connect (string, yarn, etc.) in three strands
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to strike three items
  3. to plough (a field) for the third time
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