# провести
## Russian
### Etymology

про- (pro-) +‎ вести (vesti).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [prəvʲɪˈsʲtʲi]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: провезти́ (proveztí)

### Verb

провести́ • (provestí) pf (imperfective проводи́ть)
* to lead, to conduct, to guide, to steer, to take
* to lay, to construct, to build, to install a road, a pipe, a wire etc.
* to carry out, to carry through, to realize, to put into practice, to conduct
* to pass over, to run over
* to spend, to pass (time)
    Как вы провели́ вре́мя? ― Kak vy provelí vrémja? ― How was your time?
* to book, to register, to enter
* to draw a line
* to cheat, to take in, to trick, to fool

#### Related terms

* проводи́ться (provodítʹsja), провестись (provestisʹ)
* проведе́ние (provedénije)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

про- + во̀дити

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /prǒʋesti/
* Hyphenation: про‧вес‧ти

#### Verb

про̀вести pf (Latin spelling pròvesti)
* (transitive) to lead, guide, take (somebody by showing the way)
* (transitive) to install (electricity, installations etc.), lay/run lines
* (transitive) to carry out, implement, execute, put into effect (measures)
    провести одлуку ― to carry out a decision
* (transitive) to spend (time)
    слободно вр(иј)еме проводим пишући р(ј)ечник ― I spend my free time writing a dictionary
    провести дан ― to spend one's day
    како си провео л(ј)ето? ― how was your summer?
* (reflexive) to spend one's (free) time, fare in (in a particular manner)
    л(иј)епо се проведите за викенд! ― have a good time during the weekend!

##### Related terms

* прово̀дити impf

#### Further reading

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

### Etymology 2

про- + во̑з, во̀зити

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /prǒʋesti/
* Hyphenation: про‧вес‧ти

#### Verb

про̀вести pf (Latin spelling pròvesti)
* (transitive, reflexive) to drive through or pass something
* (transitive, reflexive) to take for a drive/ride

##### Related terms

* прово̀зити impf

#### Further reading

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

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From про- (pro-) +‎ вести́ (vestý).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [prɔʋeˈstɪ]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

провести́ • (provestý) pf (imperfective прово́дити or прова́дити or проводжа́ти or прово́джувати$^{[rare]}$ or прова́джувати$^{[rare]}$) (transitive)
* to see off (accompany someone to a point of departure)
* (with a destination) to accompany
    Я провів її додому. ― Ja proviv jiji dodomu. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* to pass across, to pass over, to run over (touch with a smooth movement)
* to lay, to install (:road, pipe, wire, etc.)
* to conduct, to carry out, to perform (:analysis, experiment, investigation, operation, procedure, survey, etc.)
* to hold (:ceremony, election, event, etc.)
* to spend, to pass (:time)
* (colloquial) to cheat, to take in, to trick, to fool (:somebody)
* (colloquial) to squander (:money)

#### Related terms

* прове́дення n (provédennja)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “провести”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “провести”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “провести”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “провести”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “провести”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “провести”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)