Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velě̀ti.

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вели (veli) third-singular presentimpf (perfective рече)

  1. (transitive) to say

Usage notes

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  • This verb sounds somewhat literary and it is often avoided in colloquial speech, particularly among the youth; it is instead replaced with "вика", which actually means "to shout".

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Russian

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вели́ (velí)

  1. plural past indicative imperfective of вести́ (vestí)
  2. second-person singular imperative imperfective/perfective of веле́ть (velétʹ)

Ukrainian

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вели́ (velý)

  1. plural past imperfective of вести́ (vestý)