зате́ять

uncommon #5891

verbperfective imperfective is затева́тьcolloquial

1.
to start, to undertake, to get going on
Ле́том мы зате́яли ремо́нт в кварти́ре.
In the summer we started renovating the flat.
Colloquial; often of something troublesome or ill-advised.
2.
to pick (a quarrel), to instigate, to hatch (a plot)
Он зате́ял ссо́ру и́з-за пустяка́.
He picked a quarrel over a trifle.
With nouns like ссора, спор, драка, заговор.
3.
to decide (to do), to take it into one's head (to do), to venture (to do)
Заче́м ты зате́ял всё э́то переде́лывать?
Why did you decide to redo all this?
With an infinitive; colloquial, often mildly disapproving.

Examples

Ты э́то зате́ял.
You were the one behind this.
Они снова зате́яли ссо́риться.
They fell to quarreling again.
Дети затеяли шумок в коридоре.
The children started making a racket in the corridor.
Он снова затеял рискованную авантюру с деньгами.
He has embarked on another risky money-making venture.
Мальчишки затеяли драчку во дворе.
The boys started a scuffle in the yard.
Том зате́ял с Мэри дра́ку.
Tom started a fight with Mary.

Imperative
ты	зате́й
вы	зате́йте

Active present	-
Active past	зате́явший	having started, having initiated, having undertaken
Passive present	-
Passive past	зате́янный	started, undertaken, initiated, conceived
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	зате́яв затеявши	while doing (past)