завести́сь

uncommon #8191

1.
to start, to start up, to fire up
Маши́на завела́сь с пе́рвого ра́за.
The car started on the first try.
Of engines and machines starting to run.
2.
to get worked up, to fly off the handle, to get riled up
Они́ завели́сь и́з-за ерунды́.
They got worked up over nothing.
Colloquial.
3.
to infest, to appear, to take up residence
В кварти́ре завели́сь клопы́.
Bedbugs have infested the flat.
Typically of insects, mice or other vermin in a place.
4.
to be acquired, to turn up, to come to have
У них неожи́данно завели́сь деньги.
They suddenly had money.
With у + genitive of the possessor: 'у меня завёлся...' = 'I acquired...'.

Examples

В старом доме завелись клопы.
Bedbugs got into the old house.
Мотор, несколько раз глохнувший в пути, наконец завёлся.
The engine, which had stalled several times on the way, finally started.
Похоже, среди нас завёлся стука́ч.
It seems as though we have a mole in our midst.
На кухне завелся прусак.
A cockroach showed up in the kitchen.
В банке с фруктами завелись маленькие дрозофилы
Tiny fruit flies appeared in the jar of fruit.
В огороде завёлся проволочник, и урожай пострадал.
Wireworms appeared in the vegetable garden, and the harvest suffered.
У меня завелись небольшие деньжата
I’ve managed to save up a little money.
В лесу завелись короеды и погубили деревья.
Bark beetles infested the forest and destroyed the trees.

Imperative
ты	заведи́сь
вы	заведи́тесь

Active present	-
Active past	завёдшийся	started, running (of an engine), having started up
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	заведя́сь	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
вести́сь	-	to be carried out; to fall for (something); to be the custom; to give in
ввести́сь	в-	to be introduced
довести́сь	до-	to happen to (do sth)
завести́сь	за-	to start; to get worked up; to infest; to be acquired