поверить

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ ве́рить (véritʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈvʲerʲɪtʲ]
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Verb

пове́рить • (povéritʹpf (imperfective ве́рить or поверя́ть)

  1. to entrust, to confide, to trust
    Imperfectives: поверя́ть (poverjátʹ), ве́рить (véritʹ)
  2. to check, to verify
    Imperfective: поверя́ть (poverjátʹ)
  3. to believe, to trust [with dative ‘someone’]
    Imperfective: ве́рить (véritʹ)
  4. to believe, to have faith [with в (v, + accusative) ‘in someone/something’]
    Imperfective: ве́рить (véritʹ)

Conjugation