підвести

Ukrainian

Etymology

From під- (pid-) +‎ вести́ (vestý). Compare Belarusian падве́сці (padvjésci), Russian подвести́ (podvestí).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲidʋeˈstɪ]

Verb

підвести́ • (pidvestýpf (imperfective підво́дити) (transitive)

  1. to bring [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to’] (to move (someone or something) closer)
  2. (figuratively) to bring, to lead [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to’] (to influence towards a belief, a conclusion, a topic, etc.)
  3. (figuratively) to lead [with на (na, + accusative) or до (do, + genitive) ‘to’] (to draw or direct by influence to a course of action, usually bad)
  4. to let down, to fail
    Моя́ інтуї́ція мене́ не підвела́.Mojá intujícija mené ne pidvelá.My intuition didn't let me down.
  5. to bring, to place [with під (pid, + accusative) ‘under, underneath’]
    підвести́ фунда́мент під (+ accusative)pidvestý fundáment pidto put a foundation under (something)
  6. to line, to outline, to pencil (to define (facial feature) with makeup)
    підвести́ бро́ви олівце́мpidvestý bróvy olivcémto pencil one's eyebrows
  7. to draw up (:account, summary, etc.)
  8. to raise (to cause (something) to rise)
  9. to bring up, to lift up (to bring (someone) from a lower to a higher position)
  10. to build (:structure)
  11. (impersonal) to feel pinched [with живі́т (žyvít) or че́рево (čérevo) ‘abdomen, belly, stomach’ (as direct object)]

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • підвести́ся pf (pidvestýsja)

References

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