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Etymology

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за- (za-) +‎ ложи́ть (ložítʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zəɫɐˈʐɨtʲ]
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Verb

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заложи́ть (založítʹpf (imperfective закла́дывать)

  1. to put, to lay, to place
    заложи́ть страни́цуzaložítʹ stranícuto mark a page, to put in a bookmark
    заложи́ть за воротни́кzaložítʹ za vorotníkto put away a lot of booze
  2. to lay the foundation (of), to lay
  3. to heap (with), to pile (with), to block up (with)
  4. to pawn, to pledge, to mortgage
  5. to harness, to put a horse, to get ready a carriage
  6. (slang) to betray, to give up (to police)

Conjugation

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