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Etymology

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дове́рить (dovéritʹ) +‎ -я́ть (-játʹ), cognates include Ukrainian довіря́ти (dovirjáty), Belarusian давяра́ць (davjarácʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dəvʲɪˈrʲætʲ]
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Verb

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доверя́ть (doverjátʹimpf (perfective дове́рить)

  1. (imperfective only) to trust, to have confidence in [with dative ‘someone’]
  2. to entrust (to give someone or something to someone for safekeeping) [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘with someone/something’]
  3. to entrust (to tell someone a secret) [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘with a secret’]
  4. to entrust, to charge, to delegate [with dative ‘someone’ and infinitive ‘with doing something’]

Conjugation

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