доводити

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dovoditi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doʋǒditi/
  • Hyphenation: до‧во‧ди‧ти

Verb

дово̀дити impf (Latin spelling dovòditi)

  1. (transitive) to bring, lead, take someone somewhere

Conjugation

Ukrainian

Etymology

From до- (do-) +‎ води́ти (vodýty). Compare Russian доводи́ть (dovodítʹ), Belarusian даво́дзіць (davódzicʹ), Polish dowodzić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɔˈwɔdete]
  • (file)

Verb

дово́дити • (dovódyty) impf (perfective довести́) (transitive)

  1. to bring, to lead, to accompany (:somebody to a place)
  2. to prove, to evidence
  3. to bring, to take (to a limit)
    дово́дити до доскона́лості ― dovódyty do doskonálosti ― to bring to perfection
  4. to bring, to drive, to lead (to a state, especially a negative one)
    дово́дити до сліз ― dovódyty do sliz ― to bring to tears
    дово́дити до ві́дчаю ― dovódyty do vídčaju ― to drive to despair
    дово́дити до кра́йності ― dovódyty do krájnosti ― to drive to extremes, to carry to extremes
    дово́дити до кра́йнощів ― dovódyty do krájnoščiv ― to drive to extremes, to carry to extremes
  5. to finish (to complete: machine part, device component)

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