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доводити

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dovoditi.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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дово̀дити impf (Latin spelling dovòditi)

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

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dɔˈwɔdete]
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Verb

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дово́дити (dovódytyimpf (perfective довести́) (transitive)

  1. to bring, to lead, to accompany (:somebody to a place)
  2. to prove, to evidence
    Synonym: дока́зувати (dokázuvaty)
  3. to bring, to take (to a limit)
    дово́дити до доскона́лостіdovódyty do doskonálostito bring to perfection
  4. to bring, to drive, to lead (to a state, especially a negative one)
    дово́дити до ска́зуdovódyty do skázuto drive up the wall, to drive crazy, to drive nuts, to enrage
    дово́дити до слізdovódyty do slizto bring to tears
    дово́дити до ві́дчаюdovódyty do vídčajuto drive to despair
    дово́дити до кра́йностіdovódyty do krájnostito drive to extremes, to carry to extremes
    дово́дити до кра́йнощівdovódyty do krájnoščivto drive to extremes, to carry to extremes
  5. to finish (to complete: machine part, device component)

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