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отби́ться

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verbreflexiveperfective imperfective is отбива́ться
  • 1.

    to fight off, to fight back, to repel, to beat off

    Они́ с трудо́м отби́лись от нападавших.

    They barely fought off the attackers.

    от кого? от чего? - with от + genitive naming the attacker

  • 2.

    to stray (from a group), to get separated, to fall behind

    Овца́ отби́лась от ста́да.

    The sheep strayed from the flock.

  • 3.

    to get out of (a duty), to wriggle out of, to fend off (demands)

    Я с трудо́м отби́лся от э́той рабо́ты.

    I barely managed to get out of that job.

    colloquial; от + genitive naming the obligation

Usage info

Отбиться от дома- is to start being at home infrequently without showing interest in household chores
отбиться от рук-stop obeying

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
отобью́сь
ты-
отобьёшься
он/она́/оно́-
отобьётся
мы-
отобьёмся
вы-
отобьётесь
они́-
отобью́тся
Imperative
ты
отбе́йся
вы
отбе́йтесь
Past
masculine
отби́лся
feminine
отби́лась
neuter
отби́лось
plural
отби́лись

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

отби́вшийся

strayed, lost, separated

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

отби́вшись

while doing (past)

Word familyбитьPRO

  • битьto beat; to defeat; to smash; to strike (of a clock); to gush; to shoot
    verbimperfective
  • вбитьto drive in
    verbperfective
  • уби́тьto kill; to kill (time)
    verbperfective
  • би́тьсяto fight; to beat; to struggle; to knock against
    verbimperfective
  • взбитьto beat; to fluff up
    verbperfective
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation and usage info 2 years ago.
  • anonymous edited translation 8 years ago.
  • anonymous edited translation 8 years ago.