довести

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Russian

Etymology

до- (do-) +‎ вести́ (vestí)

Pronunciation

Verb

довести́ (dovestípf (imperfective доводи́ть)

  1. to lead, to take, to accompany (to), to bring (into)
    довести́ до дому́dovestí do domúto see/take (someone) home
  2. (cooking) to scald
    довести́ до кипе́нияdovestí do kipénijato scald
  3. to drive, to reduce, to bring, to carry
    довести́ до бе́шенстваdovestí do béšenstvato drive up the wall, to drive crazy, to drive nuts, to enrage
    довести́ до изнеможе́нияdovestí do iznemožénijato tire out
    довести́ до беды́dovestí do bedýto lead to trouble
    довести́ до нищеты́dovestí do niščetýto reduce to poverty
    довести́ до отча́янияdovestí do otčájanijato drive to despair
    довести́ до слёзdovestí do sljozto drive to tears, to make cry
    довести́ до соверше́нстваdovestí do soveršénstvato perfect, to bring to perfection
    довести́ до сумасше́ствияdovestí do sumasšéstvijato drive crazy
    довести́ до конца́dovestí do koncáto carry through, to carry to conclusion, to complete
    довести́ до кра́йностиdovestí do krájnostito push too far, to drive over the edge, to take to extremes, to carry to an extreme
  4. to inform
    довести́ до созна́нияdovestí do soznánijato bring home to
    довести́ до све́денияdovestí do svédenijato inform

Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

до- + во̑з, во̀зити

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dǒʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: до‧ве‧сти

Verb

до̀вести pf (Latin spelling dòvesti)

  1. (transitive) to transfer something by driving
  2. (transitive) to convey, deliver
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Etymology 2

до- + во̀дити

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dǒʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: до‧ве‧сти

Verb

до̀вести pf (Latin spelling dòvesti)

  1. (transitive) to bring, lead, take someone somewhere
  2. (transitive) to make (someone) part of one’s family, especially to marry (a wife)
Conjugation

Ukrainian

Etymology

From до- (do-) +‎ вести́ (vestý). Compare Russian довести́ (dovestí), Belarusian даве́сці (davjésci), Polish dowieść.

Pronunciation

Verb

довести́ (dovestýpf (imperfective дово́дити) (transitive)

  1. to bring, to lead, to accompany (:somebody to a place)
  2. to prove, to evidence
    Synonym: доказа́ти (dokazáty)
  3. to bring, to take (to a limit)
    довести́ до доскона́лостіdovestý do doskonálostito bring to perfection
  4. to bring, to drive, to lead (to a state, especially a negative one)
    довести́ до ска́зуdovestý do skázuto drive up the wall, to drive crazy, to drive nuts, to enrage
    довести́ до слізdovestý do slizto bring to tears
    довести́ до ві́дчаюdovestý do vídčajuto drive to despair
    довести́ до кра́йностіdovestý do krájnostito drive to extremes, to carry to extremes
    довести́ до кра́йнощівdovestý do krájnoščivto drive to extremes, to carry to extremes
  5. to finish (to complete: machine part, device component)

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