обвести́
- 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
Пожалуйста, обведи́те кружками слова, кото́рые написаны неправильно.
Please circle the words that are misspelled.
Обведи́те на ка́рте Бостон кра́сным карандашо́м.
Outline Boston on this map with a red pencil.
Пожалуйста, обведи́те кружко́м правильный отве́т.
Please circle the right answer.
Она с любопы́тством обвела́ ко́мнату взгля́дом.
She swept her gaze curiously around the room.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | withered, faded, dried up | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | 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)
- ве́стиnews / messages
- ввести́to introduce; to enter; to lead in
- увести́to take away; to carry off; to steal (someone's partner); to withdraw
- взвести́to cock (a gun); to impute (to); to lead up
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