заводзіць

Belarusian

Etymology

From за- (za-) +‎ вадзі́ць (vadzícʹ). Compare Russian заводи́ть (zavodítʹ), Ukrainian заводи́ти (zavodýty), Polish zawodzić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zaˈvod͡zʲit͡sʲ]

Verb

заво́дзіць • (zavódzicʹimpf (perfective завесці́)

  1. to take, to bring, to lead
  2. to get, to procure, to acquire, to buy
  3. to establish, to set up, to found, to introduce
    заво́дзіць сям'ю́zavódzicʹ sjamʺjúto start a family
  4. to start
  5. to start (motor); to wind up (clock); to set (alarm clock)
  6. to get somebody worked up
  7. to howl, to wail
    Synonyms: выць impf (vycʹ), енчыць (jenčycʹ), скавытаць (skavytacʹ)