поставить

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Etymology

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по- (po-) +‎ ста́вить (stávitʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈstavʲɪtʲ]
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Verb

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поста́вить (postávitʹpf (imperfective ста́вить)

  1. to put, to place, to set, to stand, to station (In a vertical position)
    • 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 4:21:
      И сказал им: для того ли приносится свеча, чтобы поставить ее под сосуд или под кровать? не для того ли, чтобы поставить ее на подсвечнике?
      I skazal im: dlja tovo li prinositsja sveča, štoby postavitʹ jeje pod sosud ili pod krovatʹ? ne dlja tovo li, štoby postavitʹ jeje na podsvečnike?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to apply, to put on (a compress)
  3. to put on stage, to stage, to produce, to present (a play)
  4. (gambling) to wager, to place a bet, to stake
  5. to raise, to put (a question)
  6. to deliver, to supply, to furnish, to market, to purvey
    Imperfective: поставля́ть (postavljátʹ)

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