вести

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vezti.

Verb

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

  1. to carry (by vehicle)

Usage notes

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vesti, 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

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪˈsʲtʲi]
  • (file)
  • Homophones: везти́ (veztí)

Verb

вести́ (vestí) impf (perfective повести́)

  1. to lead, to preside over, to chair
    вести́ заседа́ниеvestí zasedánijeto preside over a meeting
    вести́ перегово́рыvestí peregovóryto negotiate, to conduct negotiations
    вести́ себя́vestí sebjáto behave like
    пло́хо себя́ вести́plóxo sebjá vestíto behave poorly
    вести́ себя́ хорошо́vestí sebjá xorošóto acquit oneself well
  2. to drive
Usage notes

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

Conjugation
Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲesʲtʲɪ]

Noun

ве́сти (vésti) f inan or 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

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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