ставил

put, place, set, bet on, count on

s t a vʲ ɪ ɫ → ставить
став to put, place, set + ил Masculine singular past tense
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #37,125
put, place, set This is the masculine singular past-tense form of ставить.
RU: Он ставил чашку на стол.
EN: He put the cup on the table.
bet on, count on In the sense of relying on someone or something, this is often used with на.
RU: Он ставил на победу своей команды.
EN: He was betting on his team to win.
think much of, value In negative expressions such as ни во что не ставить, means “not value at all.”
RU: Он ставил семью выше всего.
EN: He valued his family above everything.
Conjugation of ставить
Indicative past
ставилиставил

Он на них ставил.

He bet on them.

— Бешеные псы (1992)

Он ставил мачту на лодке и повредил спину.

He was putting a mast on the boat and injured his back.

— Забавные игры (1997)

Том ни во что не ставил Мэри.

Tom didn't value Mary at all.

Не помню, чтобы я его сюда ставил.

I don't remember putting it here.

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