Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dovoditi.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

дово̀дити impf (Latin spelling dovòditi)

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

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [dɔˈwɔdete]
  • (file)

Verb edit

дово́дити (dovódytyimpf (perfective довести́) (transitive)

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