навертеть

Russian

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ верте́ть (vertétʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəvʲɪrˈtʲetʲ]

Verb

наверте́ть • (navertétʹpf (imperfective навёртывать or наве́рчивать)

  1. to wrap [with accusative ‘something’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘onto something’]
    Imperfective: навёртывать (navjórtyvatʹ)
  2. to screw [with accusative ‘something’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘onto something’]
    наверте́ть кры́шку на буты́лкуnavertétʹ krýšku na butýlkuto screw a cover onto a bottle
    Imperfective: навёртывать (navjórtyvatʹ)
  3. to make (a quantity of something) by twisting, to twist out (a quantity of something)
    наверте́ть мно́го дырnavertétʹ mnógo dyrto twist out many holes
    Imperfective: наве́рчивать (navérčivatʹ)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • наве́рчивание (navérčivanije)