verb · transitive · rare

pervert

pervert · perverts · perverted · perverting

спотворити, спотворювати, викривити, перекручувати

извратить, извращать

einreichen, Antrag stellen, eingeben

To turn another way; to divertTo turn another way; to divert.

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UK/pəˈvəːt/US/pɚˈvɚt/

» What are you doing here, you pervert?

Що ти тут робиш, збоченцю?

Що ти тут робиш, збоченко?

Meaning

5 senses

(transitive)To turn another way; to divert.
извраща́тьizvraščátʹ, изврати́тьizvratítʹ
(transitive)To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
How could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?
To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose
He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain.
To misinterpret designedly.
pervert one's words
извраща́тьizvraščátʹ, изврати́тьizvratítʹ
спотво́рюватиspotvórjuvaty, спотво́ритиspotvóryty, перекру́чуватиperekrúčuvaty
(intransitive)To become perverted; to take the wrong course.

More definitions

change the inherent purpose or function of something
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

Examples

38 sentences

What are you doing here, you pervert?
Що ти тут робиш, збоченцю?
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Don't look up my skirt, you pervert!
Не дивись мені під сукню, збоченцю!
ruНе смотри мне под юбку, извращенец!
deGuck mir gefälligst nicht unter den Rock, du Perversling!
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Tom is a pervert.
Том збоченець.
ruТом извращенец.
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He is a pervert.
Він збоченець.
ruОн извращенец.
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You're a pervert.
Ти збоченець.
ruТы извращенец.
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Translations

3 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to misinterpret designedly:

Русский

By meaning 1

to turn from truth:

Origin

From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.

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Forms

perverts, perverting, perverted, perverted

Base form	pervert · to pervert
3rd person singular	perverts
Present participle	perverting
Past simple	perverted
Past participle	perverted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	pervert
he, she, it	perverts

Past simpleLesson

all persons

perverted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have perverted
he, she, it	has perverted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will pervert

Synonyms

36 synonyms

divertB2 steerB2 corruptB2 skewC2 twistB1 adulterateC2 fileB2 polluteA2 veer lead astray seduce misapply misuse bias

Close in meaning

change the inherent purpose or function of something:misuse abuse
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality:corrupt subvert demoralize demoralise debauch debase profane vitiate
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive:twist twist around convolute sophisticate

Antonyms

9 antonyms

fortify moralize purifyB1 rectify reformB2 set aright spiritualize straighten out unpervert

Word family

Derivedperverter pervertible unpervert

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle