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вести

вести

Old Church Slavonic

Verb

вести (vesti) (1st person singular present везѫ)

  1. to carry (by vehicle)

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Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vesti, which descends from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Verb

вести (vesti) (1st person singular present ведѫ)

  1. to lead
  2. to conduct

Usage notes


Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vesti.

Pronunciation

Verb

вести́ (vestí) impf (perfective повести́)

  1. to lead, to preside over, to chair
    вести́ заседа́ние — to preside over a meeting
    вести́ перегово́рыvestí peregovóry ― to negotiate, to conduct negotiations
    вести́ себя́vestí sebjá ― to behave like
    пло́хо себя́ вести́plóxo sebjá vestí ― to behave poorly
    вести́ себя́ хорошо́vestí sebjá xorošó ― to acquit oneself well
  2. to drive
Usage notes

Вести́ is a concrete verb. Its counterpart, водить, is an abstract verb.

Conjugation
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imperfective

perfective

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲesʲtʲɪ]

Noun

ве́сти (vésti) f inan, f inan pl

  1. genitive singular of весть (vestʹ)
  2. dative singular of весть (vestʹ)
  3. prepositional singular of весть (vestʹ)
  4. nominative plural of весть (vestʹ)
  5. accusative plural of весть (vestʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

See ве́зати.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋêːsti/
  • Hyphenation: вес‧ти

Verb

ве̑сти impf (Latin spelling vȇsti)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to embroider
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to stitch

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