обвязывать

Russian

Etymology

обвяза́ть (obvjazátʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbˈvʲazɨvətʲ]

Verb

обвя́зывать • (obvjázyvatʹimpf (perfective обвяза́ть)

  1. to encircle by tying [with accusative ‘something’ and instrumental ‘with something else’] (idiomatically translated by English tie around with the instrumental object as the direct object and the accusative object preceded by around)
    обвя́зывать де́рево ле́нтойobvjázyvatʹ dérevo léntojto tie a ribbon around a tree (literally, “to encircle a tree with a ribbon”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • обвя́зываться impf (obvjázyvatʹsja), обвяза́ться pf (obvjazátʹsja)