повести

Russian

Etymology 1

по- (po-) + вести́ (vestí)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəvʲɪˈsʲtʲi]
  • (file)
  • Homophone: повезти́ (poveztí)

Verb

повести́ (povestí) pf (imperfective вести́)

  1. to lead, to conduct, to direct, to drive
Conjugation

Verb

повести́ (povestí) pf (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
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpovʲɪsʲtʲɪ]

Noun

по́вести (póvesti) f inan or f inan pl

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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

Conjugation

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