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підвести

Pronunciation: [pʲidʋeˈstɪ]

“підвести” is a Ukrainian word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to bring [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to’] (to move (someone or something) closer)
  2. to bring, to lead [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to’] (to influence towards a belief, a conclusion, a topic, etc.)
  3. 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
  5. to bring, to place
  6. to line, to outline, to pencil (to define (facial feature) with makeup)
  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. to feel pinched

Etymology

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

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