провести

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Russian

Etymology

про- (pro-) +‎ вести (vesti).

Pronunciation

Verb

провести́ (provestípf (imperfective проводи́ть)

  1. to lead, to conduct, to guide, to steer, to take
  2. to lay, to construct, to build, to install a road, a pipe, a wire etc.
  3. to carry out, to carry through, to realize, to put into practice, to conduct
  4. to pass over, to run over
  5. to spend, to pass (time)
    Как вы провели́ вре́мя?Kak vy provelí vrémja?How was your time?
  6. to book, to register, to enter
  7. to draw a line
  8. to cheat, to take in, to trick, to fool

Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

про- + во̀дити

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prǒʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: про‧вес‧ти

Verb

про̀вести pf (Latin spelling pròvesti)

  1. (transitive) to lead, guide, take (somebody by showing the way)
  2. (transitive) to install (electricity, installations etc.), lay/run lines
  3. (transitive) to carry out, implement, execute, put into effect (measures)
    провести одлукуto carry out a decision
  4. (transitive) to spend (time)
    слободно вр(иј)еме проводим пишући р(ј)ечникI spend my free time writing a dictionary
    провести данto spend one's day
    како си провео л(ј)ето?how was your summer?
  5. (reflexive) to spend one's (free) time, fare in (in a particular manner)
    л(иј)епо се проведите за викенд!have a good time during the weekend!
Conjugation
Conjugation of провести
infinitive провести
present verbal adverb
past verbal adverb про̀ве̄вши
verbal noun
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present проведем проведеш проведе проведемо проведете проведу
future future I провест ћу1
провешћу
провест ћеш1
провешћеш
провест ће1
провешће
провест ћемо1
провешћемо
провест ћете1
провешћете
провест ћē1
провешће
future II бу̏де̄м провео2 бу̏де̄ш провео2 бу̏де̄ провео2 бу̏де̄мо провели2 бу̏де̄те провели2 бу̏дӯ провели2
past perfect провео сам2 провео си2 провео је2 провели смо2 провели сте2 провели су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам провео2 би̏о си провео2 би̏о је провео2 би́ли смо провели2 би́ли сте провели2 би́ли су провели2
aorist проведох проведе проведе проведосмо проведосте проведоше
conditional conditional I провео бих2 провео би2 провео би2 провели бисмо2 провели бисте2 провели би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих провео2 би̏о би провео2 би̏о би провео2 би́ли бисмо провели2 би́ли бисте провели2 би́ли би провели2
imperative проведи проведимо проведите
active past participle провео m / провела f / провело n провели m / провеле f / провела n
passive past participle проведен m / проведена f / проведено n проведени m / проведене f / проведена n

1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Further reading

  • провести”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

про- + во̑з, во̀зити

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prǒʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: про‧вес‧ти

Verb

про̀вести pf (Latin spelling pròvesti)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to drive through or pass something
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to take for a drive/ride
Conjugation
Conjugation of провести
infinitive провести
present verbal adverb
past verbal adverb про̀веза̄вши
verbal noun
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present провезем провезеш провезе провеземо провезете провезу
future future I провест ћу1
провешћу
провест ћеш1
провешћеш
провест ће1
провешће
провест ћемо1
провешћемо
провест ћете1
провешћете
провест ћē1
провешће
future II бу̏де̄м провезао2 бу̏де̄ш провезао2 бу̏де̄ провезао2 бу̏де̄мо провезли2 бу̏де̄те провезли2 бу̏дӯ провезли2
past perfect провезао сам2 провезао си2 провезао је2 провезли смо2 провезли сте2 провезли су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам провезао2 би̏о си провезао2 би̏о је провезао2 би́ли смо провезли2 би́ли сте провезли2 би́ли су провезли2
aorist провезох провезе провезе провезосмо провезосте провезоше
conditional conditional I провезао бих2 провезао би2 провезао би2 провезли бисмо2 провезли бисте2 провезли би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих провезао2 би̏о би провезао2 би̏о би провезао2 би́ли бисмо провезли2 би́ли бисте провезли2 би́ли би провезли2
imperative провези провезимо провезите
active past participle провезао m / провезла f / провезло n провезли m / провезле f / провезла n
passive past participle провезен m / провезена f / провезено n провезени m / провезене f / провезена n

1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Further reading

  • провести”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From про- (pro-) +‎ вести́ (vestý).

Pronunciation

Verb

провести́ (provestýpf (imperfective прово́дити or прова́дити or проводжа́ти or прово́джувати or прова́джувати) (transitive)

  1. to see off (accompany someone to a point of departure)
  2. (with a destination) to accompany
    Я провів її додому.Ja proviv jiji dodomu.I saw her home
  3. to pass across, to pass over, to run over (touch with a smooth movement)
  4. to lay, to install (:road, pipe, wire, etc.)
  5. to conduct, to carry out, to perform (:analysis, experiment, investigation, operation, procedure, survey, etc.)
  6. to hold (:ceremony, election, event, etc.)
  7. to spend, to pass (:time)
  8. (colloquial) to cheat, to take in, to trick, to fool (:somebody)
  9. (colloquial) to squander (:money)

Conjugation

Further reading