завязать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəvʲɪˈzatʲ]
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Etymology 1

за- (za-) +‎ вяза́ть (vjazátʹ)

Verb

завяза́ть • (zavjazátʹpf (imperfective завя́зывать)

  1. to tie up, to fasten
  2. (figuratively) to start, to strike up
    завяза́ть знако́мствоzavjazátʹ znakómstvoto strike up an acquaintance
  3. (colloquial) to quit (a bad habit or activity)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

завя́знуть (zavjáznutʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Verb

завяза́ть • (zavjazátʹimpf (perfective завя́знуть)

  1. to stick (in), to sink (in)
  2. (colloquial) to get stuck (in)
Conjugation