загова́ривать

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verbimperfective perfective is заговори́ть

1.
to start talking (to), to address, to accost
Она́ ча́сто загова́ривала со мной в о́череди.
She often struck up a conversation with me in the queue.
Usually with «с» + instrumental: заговаривать с кем-либо.
2.
to smooth-talk, to distract with talk, to talk round, to charm with words
Не загова́ривай мне зу́бы, отвеча́й по де́лу!
Don't smooth-talk me - answer the question!
Often in the idiom «заговаривать зубы» - to talk someone's ear off to avoid the point.
3.
to cast a spell on, to bewitch, to enchantfolklore
Ве́дьма загова́ривала во́ду.
The witch was casting a spell on the water.
Of folk magic and healing charms.

Examples

Imperative
ты	загова́ривай
вы	загова́ривайте

Active present	загова́ривающий	charming, mesmerizing, persuasive
Active past	загова́ривавший	charming, mesmerizing, enchanting, spellbinding
Passive present	загова́риваемый	charmed, bewitched, soothed by incantations, talked down (e.g. pain)
Passive past	-
Gerund present	загова́ривая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	заговаривав заговаривавши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
загова́ривать	за-	to start talking (to); to smooth-talk; to cast a spell on
загова́риваться	за-	to get carried away talking; to ramble

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