See also: vest and vešt

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech vésti, from Proto-Slavic *vesti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *westéi, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛːst]
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Verb

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vést impf

  1. to lead (to guide)
  2. to conduct (to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.)
  3. (reflexive with se) to be doing, to do, to fare
    Synonym: dařit se
    Jak se (ti) vede?How are you doing?

Usage notes

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Vést is in the class of Czech concrete verbs. Its counterpart, vodit, is an abstract verb.

Conjugation

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Antonyms

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adjectives
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Further reading

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  • vésti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • vésti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • vést”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)