обвязывать

Russian

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Etymology

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обвяза́ть (obvjazátʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐbˈvʲazɨvətʲ]

Verb

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обвя́зывать (obvjázyvatʹimpf (perfective обвяза́ть)

  1. to encircle by tying [with accusative ‘something’ and instrumental ‘with something else’] (idiomatically translated by English tie around with the instrumental object as the direct object and the accusative object preceded by around)
    обвя́зывать де́рево ле́нтойobvjázyvatʹ dérevo léntojto tie a ribbon around a tree (literally, “to encircle a tree with a ribbon”)

Conjugation

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