отводи́ть

uncommon #6016

verbimperfective perfective is отвести́

1.
to take (somewhere), to lead, to escort, to take away
Она́ отво́дит сы́на в шко́лу ка́ждое у́тро.
She takes her son to school every morning.
Of leading a person on foot; often with в/к + destination.
2.
to parry, to ward off, to deflect, to avert (one's eyes)
Боксёр ло́вко отво́дит уда́р.
The boxer deftly parries the blow.
3.
to reject, to challenge, to turn downlaw
Прокуро́р отво́дит э́того свиде́теля.
The prosecutor challenges this witness.
Of a formal objection to a candidate, witness or juror.
4.
to allot, to allocate, to assign, to set aside
Вла́сти отво́дят зе́млю под строи́тельство.
The authorities are allocating land for construction.
5.
to be given, to be allotted, to be allowed
Ка́ждому выступа́ющему отво́дится де́сять минут.
Each speaker is given ten minutes.
Passive form отводится, mostly of time or space granted to someone.
6.
to divert, to drain off, to carry away, to remove
Кана́л отво́дит во́ду от поля.
The canal drains the water away from the field.
Of water, smoke, waste and the like.

Motion info

отводи́ть is derived from the multidirectional verb of motion води́ть with prefix от- (move away from).

Врущий ребёнок всегда отводит глаза.
A child who is lying always looks away.
Он часто отво́дит свои́х дете́й в зоопа́рк.
He often takes his children to the zoo.
Том был настолько безобразен, что Мэри приходи́лось отводи́ть от него взгляд.
Tom was so ugly that Mary had to look away from him.
Том ка́ждый день отво́дит дете́й в шко́лу.
Tom takes the kids to the school every day.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	отводи́
вы	отводи́те

Active present	отводя́щий	diverting, leading away, draining, discharge
Active past	отводи́вший	who led away, who diverted, who took aside, who assigned
Passive present	отводи́мый	diverted, led away, drawn off
Passive past	отво́женный	postponed, deferred, put off
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отводив отводивши	while doing (past)

води́тьto drive; to lead; to fool
verbimperfective
вводи́тьto introduce; to lead in; to enter; to put into (a state)
verbimperfective
уводи́тьto lead away; to steal; to steal (someone's partner)
verbimperfective
взводи́тьto cock (a gun); to impute; to lead up
verbimperfective
води́тьсяto be found; to associate with; to be customary
verbimperfective