пове́ять
rare #16900
- 1.
to begin to blow, to blow gently, to spring up (of a breeze)
К полу́дню пове́ял ю́жный ве́тер.
By noon a southerly wind began to blow.
Usually of wind or a breeze.
- 2.
to blow for a while, to blow for a bit
Ветеро́к пове́ял немного и стих.
The breeze blew for a while and then died down.
- 3.
to waft (of a smell or mood), to be felt as a breath
В во́здухе пове́яло весной.
There was a breath of spring in the air.
Often impersonal with the instrumental: повеяло весной.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | пове́ю |
| ты | - | пове́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | пове́ет |
| мы | - | пове́ем |
| вы | - | пове́ете |
| они́ | - | пове́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | пове́й |
| вы | пове́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | пове́ял |
| feminine | пове́яла |
| neuter | пове́яло |
| plural | пове́яли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | blown, wafted, having blown | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | blown, wafted, carried (by the wind) | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | пове́яв повеявши | while doing (past) |
Word familyве́ятьPRO
- ве́ятьto blow (of a light breeze); to flutter; to emanate
- наве́ятьto evoke; to waft in; to winnow (a quantity of grain)
- пове́ятьto begin to blow; to blow for a while; to waft (of a smell or mood)
- разве́ятьto scatter
- разве́ятьсяto disperse; to vanish; to unwind
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