# навести
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [nɐvɛˈsti]

### Verb

навести́ • (navestí)
* inflection of навестя́ (navestjá):
** third-person singular present indicative
** second/third-person singular aorist indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnavɛsti]

### Verb

навести • (navesti) third-singular present, pf (imperfective навестува)
* (transitive) to foreshadow, herald, suggest

#### Conjugation
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [nəvʲɪˈsʲtʲi]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: навезти́ (naveztí)

### Etymology 1

на- (na-) +‎ вести́ (vestí)

#### Verb

навести́ • (navestí) pf (imperfective наводи́ть)
* to direct (at), to aim (at), to point (at)
    навести́ ору́дие ― navestí orúdije ― to point a gun
    навести́ на след ― navestí na sled ― to put on the trail
    навести́ на мысль ― navestí na myslʹ ― to suggest an idea (to someone)
* to cover, to coat, to apply
    навести́ лоск, навести́ гля́нец ― navestí losk, navestí gljánec ― to gloss, to glaze, to veneer
* to introduce, bring, produce, make, cause
    навести́ красоту́ (colloquial) ― navestí krasotú ― to beautify oneself
    навести́ поря́док ― navestí porjádok ― to put a place in order, to introduce order, to establish order
    навести́ ску́ку ― navestí skúku ― to bore
    навести́ страх ― navestí strax ― to inspire fear
    навести́ кри́тику ― navestí krítiku ― to criticize
    навести́ спра́вки ― navestí správki ― to inquire, to make inquiries
    навести́ тень ― navestí tenʹ ― to complicate matters, to confuse things

##### Related terms

* наведе́ние (navedénije)
* наво́дка (navódka)
* наво́дчик (navódčik)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

навести́ • (navestí)
* second-person singular imperative perfective of навести́ть (navestítʹ)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

From наве́зати.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nǎʋeːsti/
* Hyphenation: на‧вес‧ти

#### Verb

на̀ве̄сти pf (Latin spelling nàvēsti)
* (transitive, intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

##### Conjugation
#### Further reading

* “навести”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

### Etymology 2

From наво̀дити.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nǎʋesti/
* Hyphenation: на‧вес‧ти

#### Verb

на̀вести pf (Latin spelling nàvesti)
* perfective form of наво̀дити

##### Conjugation
#### Further reading

* “навести”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

### Etymology 3

From наво̀зити.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nǎʋesti/
* Hyphenation: на‧вес‧ти

#### Verb

на̀вести pf (Latin spelling nàvesti)
* perfective form of наво̀зити

##### Conjugation
#### Further reading

* “навести”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From на- (na-) +‎ вести́ (vestý). Compare Russian навести́ (navestí), Belarusian наве́сці (navjésci), Polish nawieść.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [nɐʋeˈstɪ]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

навести́ • (navestý) pf (imperfective наво́дити) (transitive) [with на (na, + accusative) ‘to, onto’]
* to bring
    навести́ кри́тику ― navestý krýtyku ― to criticize
    навести́ поря́док / лад ― navestý porjádok / lad ― to bring order, to put things in order
    навести́ рі́зкість (на) ― navestý rízkistʹ (na) ― to focus (on), to bring into focus
    навести́ на ро́зум / ум ― navestý na rózum / um ― to bring to one's senses
    навести́ тума́н на (ко́гось) (idiomatic) ― navestý tumán na (kóhosʹ) ― to bamboozle, to snow (someone) (literally, “to bring fog onto”)
* to direct, to point
    Synonyms: наці́лити pf (nacílyty), напра́вити pf (naprávyty), спрямува́ти pf (sprjamuváty)
    навести́ приці́л ― navestý prycíl ― to point a sight, to take aim
    навести́ на слід ― navestý na slid ― to put on the trail/track
* to build (:bridge)
    навести́ мости́ (literally, figuratively) ― navestý mostý ― to build bridges
* to cite, to give (:data, information, references)
    навести́ при́клад ― navestý prýklad ― to give/provide an example
    навести́ до́відку / до́відки ― navestý dóvidku / dóvidky ― to provide information
    навести́ до́кази ― navestý dókazy ― to adduce/provide evidence/proof
* to lead (:someone to a conclusion, course of action, thought process, etc.)
    навести́ на гріх ― navestý na hrix ― to lead to sin
    навести́ на ду́мку (що) ― navestý na dúmku (ščo) ― to lead to the thought, to make think (that)
    навести́ на підозрі́ння / підо́зру ― navestý na pidozrínnja / pidózru ― to raise suspicion, to make suspicious
* to bring on, to induce, to instil (UK), to instill (US) (:feeling)
    навести́ жах ― navestý žax ― to induce/instil terror, to terrorize
* to apply (:paint, lines, etc.)
    навести́ красу́ (humorous) ― navestý krasú ― to beautify oneself

#### Derived terms

* наве́дення n (navédennja)

### References

* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “навести”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 279
* “навести”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1974), “навести”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Н – О), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 29
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “навести”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “навести”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “навести”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “навести”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)