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Etymology

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до- (do-) +‎ ве́рить (véritʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dɐˈvʲerʲɪtʲ]
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Verb

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дове́рить (dovéritʹpf (imperfective доверя́ть)

  1. to entrust (to give someone or something to someone for safekeeping) [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘with someone/something’]
  2. to entrust (to tell someone a secret) [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘with a secret’]
    дове́рить свои́ та́йны кому́-либо
    dovéritʹ svoí tájny komú-libo
    to entrust someone with one's secrets
  3. to entrust, to charge, to delegate [with dative ‘someone’ and infinitive ‘with doing something’]

Conjugation

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