привёртывать

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verbimperfective perfective is привернуть

1.
to screw on, to screw tight, to fasten with screws
Он привёртывает полку к стене.
He is screwing the shelf to the wall.
Imperfective of привернуть; of attaching something with a screw or bolt.
2.
to turn down, to lower (a flame)
Ве́чером она́ привёртывала фити́ль ла́мпы.
In the evening she would turn down the lamp wick.
Of a lamp wick or gas flame.
3.
(rare) to add, to tack on, to throw in
Он ка́ждый раз привёртывает но́вые подро́бности.
Every time he adds new details.
Colloquial; usually of details added to a story.

Examples

Он привёртывает ручку к дверце шкафа.
He screws the handle onto the cabinet door.
Мастер медленно привёртывал крышку на место.
The handyman slowly screwed the lid back into place.
Не привёртывай фитиль слишком сильно, станет темно.
Don't turn the wick down too far, or it will get dark.

Imperative
ты	привёртывай
вы	привёртывайте

Active present	привёртывающий	screwing on, fastening by screwing
Active past	привёртывавший	who was screwing on, that was fastening, having screwed on
Passive present	привёртываемый	that is screwed on, attachable by screwing, being screwed on
Passive past	-
Gerund present	привёртывая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	привёртывав привёртывавши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
вывёртывать	вы-	to unscrew; to twist (an arm); to turn inside out; to dart out
завёртывать	за-	to wrap; to screw tight; to turn; to drop in; to roll up
навёртывать	на-	to screw on; to wind (around)
обвёртывать	об-	to wrap up

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Iron edited translation 2 days ago.
Lisa edited past forms 2 years ago.
Lisa edited imperative forms and conjugation 2 years ago.
Lucian edited verb basics, imperative forms, past forms and conjugation 6 years ago.