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βολεύω
to suit, to be convenient for someone /voˈlevo/
verbC1#3477 most common
Also: to arrange or manage something (colloquial), to settle in comfortably (reflexive: βολεύομαι)
Example sentences
Αυτή η ώρα με βολεύει.
This time suits me.
Δε με βολεύει σήμερα.
It doesn't suit me today.
Σε βολεύει να συναντηθούμε αύριο το πρωί;
Does it suit you for us to meet tomorrow morning?
Προσπάθησα να βολέψω το πρόγραμμά μου γύρω από τις εξετάσεις.
I tried to arrange my schedule around the exams.
Αν δεν σε βολεύει αυτή η ώρα, μπορούμε να την αλλάξουμε.
If this time doesn't suit you, we can change it.
Καταφέραμε να βολευτούμε με ό,τι είχαμε, παρόλο που οι συνθήκες ήταν δύσκολες.
We managed to make do with what we had, even though conditions were hard.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | βολεύω | βόλεψα | θα βολέψω |
| 2sg | βολεύεις | βόλεψες | θα βολέψεις |
| 3sg | βολεύει | βόλεψε | θα βολέψει |
| 1pl | βολεύουμε | βολέψαμε | θα βολέψουμε |
| 2pl | βολεύετε | βολέψατε | θα βολέψετε |
| 3pl | βολεύουν | βόλεψαν | θα βολέψουν |
Word family
βολικόςconvenient, comfortable
άβολοςuncomfortable, awkward
βολεύομαιto settle in, to manage comfortably
βολήa throw, a shotEtymology
Βολεύω is a colloquial Modern Greek verb built on the root of βάλλω, 'to throw'. The related noun βολή means a throw or a cast, as when casting a net or a shot. From this image of placing something in the right spot, Greek formed the adjective εύβολος, 'well-placed, convenient', and later the verb βολεύω, 'to suit, to be convenient'. The sense stayed close to everyday, spoken use rather than formal writing.
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