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побить

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Russian

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Etymology

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по- (po-) +‎ бить (bitʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈbʲitʲ]
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Verb

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поби́ть (pobítʹpf (imperfective бить)

  1. to beat, to give a beating (typically not badly)
  2. to beat (a record)
  3. to break
    Synonym: разби́ть (razbítʹ)
    • 1905, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], chapter XIX, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:
      — Они́ ему́ стёкла побью́т! — с ра́достным хо́хотом воскли́кнул Витке́вич.
      — Oní jemú stjókla pobʹjút! — s rádostnym xóxotom vosklíknul Vitkévič.
      " They'll break his windows," exclaimed Vitkevitch laughing gleefully.

Conjugation

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