воздавать

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въздавати (vŭzdavati). By surface analysis, воз- (voz-) + дава́ть (davátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vəzdɐˈvatʲ]
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Verb

воздава́ть • (vozdavátʹ) impf (perfective возда́ть)

  1. (dated or literary) to render, to do (something) in recognition of something
    воздава́ть до́лжноеvozdavátʹ dólžnojeto render tribute, to give (somebody or something) their due
    воздава́ть по́честиvozdavátʹ póčestito give honors to, to pay homage to (+ dative)
  2. (literary, figurative) to repay, to reward, to recompense (+ instrumental of thing repaid)
    воздава́ть добро́м за злоvozdavátʹ dobróm za zloto repay good for evil, to repay evil with good

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • воздава́ться impf (vozdavátʹsja), возда́ться pf (vozdátʹsja)
  • воздая́ние (vozdajánije), воздая́нье (vozdajánʹje)
  • воздая́тель (vozdajátelʹ)
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