завязывать

Russian

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Etymology

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завяза́ть (zavjazátʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɐˈvʲazɨvətʲ]
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Verb

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завя́зывать (zavjázyvatʹimpf (perfective завяза́ть)

  1. to tie up, to fasten
  2. (figuratively) to start, to strike up
    завя́зывать знако́мствоzavjázyvatʹ znakómstvoto strike up an acquaintance
  3. (colloquial) to quit (a bad habit or activity)

Conjugation

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