повести

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Russian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

по- (po-) +‎ вести́ (vestí)

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повести́ (povestípf (imperfective вести́)

  1. to lead, to conduct, to direct, to drive
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повести́ (povestípf (imperfective поводи́ть)

  1. to move
    повести бровя́миpovesti brovjámito raise one's brows; lift one's eyebrows
    он и бро́вью/у́хом не повёлon i bróvʹju/úxom ne povjól≈ he did not turn a hair; he did not bat an eyelid
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Etymology 2[edit]

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Noun[edit]

по́вести (póvestif inan or f inan pl

  1. inflection of по́весть (póvestʹ):
    1. genitive/dative/prepositional singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pǒʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: по‧ве‧сти

Verb[edit]

по̀вести pf (Latin spelling pòvesti)

  1. (transitive) to lead
  2. (transitive) to initiate, begin
  3. (intransitive) to take the lead
  4. (reflexive) to go along with, imitate

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