завести

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Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ вести́ (vestí)

Pronunciation

Verb

завести́ (zavestípf (imperfective заводи́ть)

  1. to take, to bring, to lead
    завести́ в тупи́кzavestí v tupíkto lead up a blind alley
  2. to get, to procure, to acquire, to buy
  3. to establish, to set up, to found
  4. to start
    завести́ разгово́рzavestí razgovórto start a conversation
  5. (a habit, friendship) to form, to contract
  6. to start (a motor); to wind up (a clock); to set (an alarm clock)
  7. to get someone worked up

Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

See заво̀дити.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zǎʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: за‧вес‧ти

Verb

за̀вести pf (Latin spelling zàvesti)

  1. (transitive) to seduce
  2. (transitive) to mislead
  3. (transitive) to file (in books)

Conjugation

Ukrainian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ вести́ (vestý)

Pronunciation

Verb

завести́ (zavestýpf (imperfective заво́дити)

  1. to take, to bring, to lead
  2. to get, to procure, to acquire, to buy
  3. to establish, to set up, to found, to introduce
  4. to start
    Synonym: поча́ти pf (počáty)
  5. to start (:motor); to wind up (:clock); to set (:alarm clock)
  6. to get somebody worked up

Conjugation

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