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обвести́

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verbperfective imperfective is обводи́ть
  • 1.

    to outline, to circle, to trace around, to go over (with a pen)

    Учи́тель попроси́л обвести́ пра́вильный отве́т кружко́м.

    The teacher asked us to circle the correct answer.

    of drawing a line around or over something

  • 2.

    to surround, to enclose, to encircle

    Уча́сток реши́ли обвести́ забо́ром.

    They decided to surround the plot with a fence.

    usually with an instrumental: обвести забором / рвом

  • 3.

    to lead around, to take around, to show around

    Хозя́ин реши́л обвести́ госте́й вокру́г дома.

    The host decided to lead the guests around the house.

  • 4.

    to run (one's eyes) over, to cast (a glance) around, to scan

    Он успе́л обвести́ взгля́дом всю ко́мнату.

    He managed to run his eyes over the whole room.

    only in обвести взглядом / глазами что-л.

  • 5.

    to fool, to dupe, to cheat, to outwit

    Его легко́ обвести́ вокру́г па́льца.

    He is easy to fool.

    colloquial; usually обвести вокруг пальца

  • 6.

    to dribble past, to beat (a defender), to get pastsports

    Он суме́л обвести́ двух защи́тников.

    He managed to dribble past two defenders.

Motion info

обвести́ is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion вести́ with prefix об- (around).

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
обведу́
ты-
обведёшь
он/она́/оно́-
обведёт
мы-
обведём
вы-
обведёте
они́-
обведу́т
Imperative
ты
обведи́
вы
обведи́те
Past
masculine
обвёл
feminine
обвела́
neuter
обвело́
plural
обвели́

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

обвёдший

withered, faded, dried up

Passive present

-

Passive past

обведённый

circled, outlined, traced, encompassed

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

обведя́

while doing (past)

Word familyвести́PRO

  • вести́to lead; to drive; to conduct; to behave; to keep (a diary); to lead (of a road)
    verbimperfective
  • ве́стиnews / messages
    nounfeminine
  • ввести́to introduce; to enter; to lead in
    verbperfective
  • увести́to take away; to carry off; to steal (someone's partner); to withdraw
    verbperfective
  • взвести́to cock (a gun); to impute (to); to lead up
    verbperfective
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  • Iron edited translation 3 weeks ago.
  • anonymous edited translation 7 years ago.