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вести́

Daily used word (top 300)

Verb aspects

Imperfective (ongoing or repeatedly):
вести́
to lead
Perfective (completed or one-time):

lead; behave; drive

to lead (take) someone/something (by foot); to drive (a vehicle)

Translation

  • 1.

    to lead, conduct, direct

    See also води́ть

    Example: вести страну к светлому будущему - lead the country to a bright future
  • 2.

    to behave (oneself)

    вел себя

  • 3.

    to keep a diary

  • 4.

    to drive

  • 5.

    be engaged

Usage info

unidirectional verb

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
яведу́бу́ду вести́
тыведёшьбу́дешь вести́
он/она́/оно́ведётбу́дет вести́
мыведёмбу́дем вести́
выведётебу́дете вести́
они́веду́тбу́дут вести́
Imperative
тыведи́
выведи́те
Past
masculineвёл
feminineвела́
neuterвело́
pluralвели́

Participles

Active present

веду́щий

leading

Active past

вёдший

someone who was doing
Passive present

ведо́мый

driven, supporting aircraft, second, wingman

Passive past

ведённый

something which was being done
Gerund present

ведя́

while doing (present)
Gerund past

вёдши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • _999 edited translation 1 month ago.
  • hg edited translation 11 months ago.
  • 맫 edited verb basics 1 year ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 2 years ago.

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