довести

Russian

Etymology

до- (do-) +‎ вести́ (vestí)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dəvʲɪˈsʲtʲi]

• Audio:

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• Homophone: довезти́ (doveztí)

Verb

довести́ • (dovestí) pf (imperfective доводи́ть)

1. to lead, to take, to accompany (to), to bring (into)

   довести́ до дому́ ― dovestí do domú ― to see/take (someone) home

2. (cooking) to scald

   довести́ до кипе́ния ― dovestí do kipénija ― to scald

3. to drive, to reduce, to bring, to carry

   довести́ до бе́шенства ― dovestí do béšenstva ― to drive up the wall, to drive crazy, to drive nuts, to enrage

   довести́ до изнеможе́ния ― dovestí do iznemožénija ― to tire out

   довести́ до беды́ ― dovestí do bedý ― to lead to trouble

   довести́ до нищеты́ ― dovestí do niščetý ― to reduce to poverty

   довести́ до отча́яния ― dovestí do otčájanija ― to drive to despair

   довести́ до слёз ― dovestí do sljoz ― to drive to tears, to make cry

   довести́ до соверше́нства ― dovestí do soveršénstva ― to perfect, to bring to perfection

   довести́ до сумасше́ствия ― dovestí do sumasšéstvija ― to drive crazy

   довести́ до конца́ ― dovestí do koncá ― to carry through, to carry to conclusion, to complete

   довести́ до кра́йности ― dovestí do krájnosti ― to push too far, to drive over the edge, to take to extremes, to carry to an extreme

4. to inform

   довести́ до созна́ния ― dovestí do soznánija ― to bring home to

   довести́ до све́дения ― dovestí do svédenija ― to inform

Conjugation

Conjugation of довести́ (class 7b/b⑨ perfective transitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
¹ Dated.

perfective aspect
infinitive	довести́ dovestí
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	дове́дший dovédšij
passive	—	доведённый dovedjónnyj
adverbial	—	доведя́ dovedjá, дове́дши1 dovédši1
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	доведу́ dovedú
2nd singular (ты)	—	доведёшь dovedjóšʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	доведёт dovedjót
1st plural (мы)	—	доведём dovedjóm
2nd plural (вы)	—	доведёте dovedjóte
3rd plural (они́)	—	доведу́т dovedút
imperative	singular	plural
	доведи́ dovedí	доведи́те dovedíte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	довёл dovjól	довели́ dovelí
feminine (я/ты/она́)	довела́ dovelá
neuter (оно́)	довело́ doveló

Related terms

• до́ведь (dóvedʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

до- + во̑з, во̀зити

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǒʋesti/
• Hyphenation: до‧ве‧сти

Verb

до̀вести pf (Latin spelling dòvesti)

1. (transitive) to transfer something by driving
2. (transitive) to convey, deliver

   Synonym: допре́мити

Conjugation

Conjugation of довести

infinitive		довести
present verbal adverb		—
past verbal adverb		до̀веза̄вши
verbal noun		—
		singular			plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
present		довезем	довезеш	довезе	довеземо	довезете	довезу
future	future I	довест ћу1 довешћу	довест ћеш1 довешћеш	довест ће1 довешће	довест ћемо1 довешћемо	довест ћете1 довешћете	довест ћē1 довешће
	future II	бу̏де̄м довезао2	бу̏де̄ш довезао2	бу̏де̄ довезао2	бу̏де̄мо довезли2	бу̏де̄те довезли2	бу̏дӯ довезли2
past	perfect	довезао сам2	довезао си2	довезао је2	довезли смо2	довезли сте2	довезли су2
	pluperfect3	би̏о сам довезао2	би̏о си довезао2	би̏о је довезао2	би́ли смо довезли2	би́ли сте довезли2	би́ли су довезли2
	aorist	довезох	довезе	довезе	довезосмо	довезосте	довезоше
conditional	conditional I	довезао бих2	довезао би2	довезао би2	довезли бисмо2	довезли бисте2	довезли би2
	conditional II4	би̏о бих довезао2	би̏о би довезао2	би̏о би довезао2	би́ли бисмо довезли2	би́ли бисте довезли2	би́ли би довезли2
imperative		—	довези	—	довезимо	довезите	—
active past participle		довезао m / довезла f / довезло n			довезли m / довезле f / довезла n
passive past participle		довезен m / довезена f / довезено n			довезени m / довезене f / довезена n

¹   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
²   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
³   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (“to be”) is routinely dropped.
⁴   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (“to be”) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Related terms

• дово̀зити impf

Further reading

• “довести”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

до- + во̀дити

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǒʋesti/
• Hyphenation: до‧ве‧сти

Verb

до̀вести pf (Latin spelling dòvesti)

1. (transitive) to bring, lead, take someone somewhere
2. (transitive) to make (someone) part of one’s family, especially to marry (a wife)

Conjugation

Conjugation of довести

infinitive		довести
present verbal adverb		—
past verbal adverb		до̀ве̄вши / до̀веда̄вши
verbal noun		—
		singular			plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
present		доведем	доведеш	доведе	доведемо	доведете	доведу
future	future I	довест ћу1 довешћу	довест ћеш1 довешћеш	довест ће1 довешће	довест ћемо1 довешћемо	довест ћете1 довешћете	довест ћē1 довешће
	future II	бу̏де̄м довео2	бу̏де̄ш довео2	бу̏де̄ довео2	бу̏де̄мо довели2	бу̏де̄те довели2	бу̏дӯ довели2
past	perfect	довео сам2	довео си2	довео је2	довели смо2	довели сте2	довели су2
	pluperfect3	би̏о сам довео2	би̏о си довео2	би̏о је довео2	би́ли смо довели2	би́ли сте довели2	би́ли су довели2
	aorist	доведох	доведе	доведе	доведосмо	доведосте	доведоше
conditional	conditional I	довео бих2	довео би2	довео би2	довели бисмо2	довели бисте2	довели би2
	conditional II4	би̏о бих довео2	би̏о би довео2	би̏о би довео2	би́ли бисмо довели2	би́ли бисте довели2	би́ли би довели2
imperative		—	доведи	—	доведимо	доведите	—
active past participle		довео m / довела f / довело n			довели m / довеле f / довела n
passive past participle		доведен m / доведена f / доведено n			доведени m / доведене f / доведена n

¹   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
²   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
³   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (“to be”) is routinely dropped.
⁴   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (“to be”) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Related terms

• дово́дити impf

Further reading

• “довести”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From до- (do-) +‎ вести́ (vestý). Compare Russian довести́ (dovestí), Belarusian даве́сці (davjésci), Polish dowieść.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɔʋeˈstɪ]

• Audio:

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Verb

довести́ • (dovestý) pf (imperfective дово́дити) (transitive)

1. to bring, to lead, to accompany (:somebody to a place)
2. to prove, to evidence

   Synonym: доказа́ти (dokazáty)

3. to bring, to take (to a limit)

   довести́ до доскона́лості ― dovestý do doskonálosti ― to bring to perfection

4. to bring, to drive, to lead (to a state, especially a negative one)

   довести́ до ска́зу ― dovestý do skázu ― to drive up the wall, to drive crazy, to drive nuts, to enrage

   довести́ до сліз ― dovestý do sliz ― to bring to tears

   довести́ до ві́дчаю ― dovestý do vídčaju ― to drive to despair

   довести́ до кра́йності ― dovestý do krájnosti ― to drive to extremes, to carry to extremes

   довести́ до кра́йнощів ― dovestý do krájnoščiv ― to drive to extremes, to carry to extremes

5. to finish (to complete: machine part, device component)

Conjugation

Conjugation of довести́ (class 7b, perfective, transitive)

For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

perfective aspect
infinitive	довести́ dovestý
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	—
passive	—	дове́дений dovédenyj impersonal: дове́дено dovédeno
adverbial	—	дові́вши dovívšy
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	—	доведу́ dovedú
2nd singular ти	—	доведе́ш dovedéš
3rd singular він / вона / воно	—	доведе́ dovedé
1st plural ми	—	доведе́м, доведемо́ dovedém, dovedemó
2nd plural ви	—	доведете́ dovedeté
3rd plural вони	—	доведу́ть dovedútʹ
imperative	singular	plural
first-person	—	доведі́м, доведі́мо dovedím, dovedímo
second-person	доведи́ dovedý	доведі́ть dovedítʹ
past tense	singular	plural ми / ви / вони
masculine я / ти / він	дові́в dovív	довели́ dovelý
feminine я / ти / вона	довела́ dovelá
neuter воно	довело́ doveló

Derived terms

• дове́дення n (dovédennja)
• довести́ся pf (dovestýsja)
• до́від m (dóvid)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “довести”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “довести”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “довести”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “довести”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “довести”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “довести”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “довести”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)