Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To turn another way; to divert.

    извраща́тьizvraščátʹ, изврати́тьizvratítʹ

  2. (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"?

  3. To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose

    He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain.

  4. To misinterpret designedly.

    pervert one's words

    извраща́тьizvraščátʹ, изврати́тьizvratítʹ

    спотво́рюватиspotvórjuvaty, спотво́ритиspotvóryty, перекру́чуватиperekrúčuvaty

  5. (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
  1. What are you doing here, you pervert?

    Що ти тут робиш, збоченцю? — Ahha

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  2. Don't look up my skirt, you pervert!

    Не дивись мені під сукню, збоченцю! — deniko

    ruНе смотри мне под юбку, извращенец! — sharptoothed

    deGuck mir gefälligst nicht unter den Rock, du Perversling! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom is a pervert.

    Том збоченець. — deniko

    ruТом извращенец. — odexed

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  4. He is a pervert.

    Він збоченець. — deniko

    ruОн извращенец. — marafon

  5. You're a pervert.

    Ти збоченець. — Ahha

    ruТы извращенец. — sharptoothed

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.

From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.

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Forms

perverts, perverting, perverted, perverted
Base formpervert · to pervert
3rd person singularperverts
Present participleperverting
Past simpleperverted
Past participleperverted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypervert
he, she, itperverts

Past simpleLesson

all personsperverted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave perverted
he, she, ithas perverted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pervert

Synonyms

36 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

9 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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