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победи́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is побежда́ть
  • 1.

    to win, to be victorious

    На́ша кома́нда победи́ла в фина́ле.

    Our team won the final.

    Perfective; the present-tense 1st person singular is avoided.

  • 2.

    to defeat, to beat

    Он победи́л всех сопе́рников.

    He beat all his rivals.

  • 3.

    to overcome, to conquer

    Она́ наконе́ц победи́ла страх.

    She finally overcame her fear.

  • 4.

    to prevail, to win out

    Мы ве́рили, что план всё равно́ победи́т.

    We believed the plan would prevail anyway.

    Subject is an abstract thing such as a plan or an idea.

Usage info

  • For first person singular, одержа́ть побе́ду is used instead.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
ты-
победи́шь
он/она́/оно́-
победи́т
мы-
победи́м
вы-
победи́те
они́-
победя́т
Imperative
ты
победи́
вы
победи́те
Past
masculine
победи́л
feminine
победи́ла
neuter
победи́ло
plural
победи́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

победи́вший

victorious, winning, having won, having defeated

Passive present

-

Passive past

побеждённый

defeated, vanquished, beaten

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

победи́в

победивши

while doing (past)

Word familyпобе́дноPRO

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • xenomurph edited translation and usage info 1 year ago.
  • pweibel edited conjugation 1 year ago.