побежда́ть

uncommon #8099

verbimperfective perfective is победи́ть

1.
to defeat, to beat, to vanquish, to conquer
Он ча́сто побежда́ет меня́ в ша́хматы.
He often beats me at chess.
Imperfective; takes a direct object.
2.
to win, to triumph, to prevail
На́ша кома́нда ре́дко побежда́ет на вы́езде.
Our team rarely wins away from home.
Used without an object: of a team, party or idea.
3.
to overcome, to get the better of
Она́ постепе́нно побежда́ет свой страх.
She is gradually overcoming her fear.
With abstract objects such as fear or illness.

Examples

Команда, долго сыгрывавшаяся вместе, легко побеждала соперников.
The team, having played together for a long time, easily defeated its opponents.
В песне поётся, как деды побеждали ворога.
The song tells of how our grandfathers defeated the enemy.
Тяготе́ние снова побежда́ет!
Gravity wins again!
Война́ де́лает вас бедне́е и слабе́е, даже если вы побежда́ете.
War makes you poorer and weaker, even if you win.
Мне не нра́вилась э́та игра́, пока я не начал побежда́ть.
I didn't like that game until I started to win.
Кто побежда́ет?
Who's winning?
Они фехтуют уже три года и часто побеждают на турнирах.
They have been fencing for three years and often win tournaments.
Ты не мо́жешь всегда побежда́ть.
You can't win every time.
Иногда зло побежда́ет.
Evil sometimes wins.
Они побежда́ют.
They are defeating [them].

Imperative
ты	побежда́й
вы	побежда́йте

Active present	побежда́ющий	winning, victorious, conquering
Active past	побежда́вший	who was winning, who used to win, who was defeating, victorious
Passive present	побежда́емый	defeatable, conquerable, vincible, surmountable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	побежда́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	побеждав побеждавши	while doing (past)