повести
Pronunciation: [pɔʋeˈstɪ]
“повести” is a Ukrainian word. Its 10 meanings in English:
verb
- to move
- to run
- to lead, to guide, to conduct (someone or something somewhere)
- to go off course
- to lead (to conduct or direct with authority)
- to lead (to tend or reach in a certain direction)
- to lead (:a conversation to a topic)
- to start (an action, a conversation, etc.)
- to twist, to contort
- synonym of повести́ся pf (povestýsja, “to behave, to conduct oneself, to act”)
Etymology
From по- (po-) + вести́ (vestý). Compare Russian повести́ (povestí), Belarusian павесці́ (pavjescí), Polish powieść.
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