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завели

opened, started, set, got, acquired

z ə vʲ ɪ lʲ i → завести
за begin or bring about an action or state + ве to lead, to conduct, to host + ли Past plural
verb · plural, past tense Rare #36,775
opened, started Used with дело to mean starting or opening a legal case.
RU: На него завели дело.
EN: They opened a case against him.
set Used with будильник to mean setting an alarm.
RU: Вы завели будильник на семь?
EN: Did you set the alarm for seven?
got, acquired Often used when talking about getting a pet.
RU: Они завели собаку.
EN: They got a dog.
had Завести детей means to have children.
RU: Они завели детей, когда были моложе.
EN: They had children when they were younger.
Conjugation of завести
Indicative past
завёлзавелизавелазавел

И все пройдет довольно легко, ведь детей мы, по сути, так и не завели.

And it will all go pretty smoothly, since, in essence, we never actually had children.

— Джуно (2007)

Не знаю, почему, но она не захотела, чтобы на вас завели дело.

I don't know why, but she didn't want a case to be brought against you.

— Открой глаза (1997)

Вы завели будильник?

Have you set your alarm?

Нового урода себе завели?

Did you get yourselves a new freak?

— Деликатесы (1991)

Почему дело на доктора Оппенгеймера завели ещё до войны?

Why was a case opened against Dr. Oppenheimer before the war?

— Оппенгеймер (2023)

Sounds similar to

довели d ə vʲ ɪ lʲ i