сова́ть

uncommon #5962

verbimperfective perfective is су́нуть

1.
to shove, to stick, to poke, to thrust
Не сова́й руки́ в карма́ны!
Don't stick your hands in your pockets!
что? во что?
2.
to slip (to someone), to press into someone's hand, to slip secretly
Она́ всё вре́мя суёт ему деньги.
She keeps slipping him money.
что? кому?
3.
to foist (on someone), to palm off, to fob off
Нам сую́т брако́ванный това́р.
They are palming defective goods off on us.
of something bad or unwanted
4.
to poke one's nose (into), to meddle, to pry
Она́ суёт свой нос повсю́ду.
She pokes her nose into everything.
in the phrase совать нос

Examples

Не суй свое рыло в чужие дела.
Don't stick your nose into other people's business.
Не суй свой нос не в свое де́ло.
Don't pry into the affairs of others.
Моя́ жена́ лю́бит сова́ть свой нос в чужи́е дела.
My wife can't help sticking her nose into other people's business.
Не суй свой нос в чужи́е дела.
Don't stick your nose into other people's business.
Не суй нос не в своё де́ло.
Mind your own business.
Учи́тель везде суёт свой нос.
The teacher pokes his nose into everything.
Я бы на твоём ме́сте не сова́л всюду нос.
If I were you, I wouldn't stick my nose into everything.
Я не сую́ нос в чужи́е дела.
I don't poke my nose into other people's business.
Он страсть как лю́бит сова́ть нос в чужи́е дела.
He's an awful busybody.
В чужо́й горшо́к не суй хобото́к.
Don’t stick your nose into other people’s affairs.

Imperative
ты	су́й
вы	су́йте

Active present	сую́щий	shoving, sticking, poking, putting (into)
Active past	сова́вший	having pushed, having shoved, having stuck (into)
Passive present	-
Passive past	со́ванный	pushed, shoved, stuck (in)
Gerund present	суя́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	совав совавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
сова́ть	-	to shove; to slip (to someone); to foist (on someone); to poke one's nose (into)
сова́ться	-	to meddle (in); to venture (into); to rush about
засовать	за-	to shove in
насова́ть	на-	to shove in