побива́ть
rare #50678
- 1.
to defeat, to beat, to break (a record)
На́ша кома́нда побива́ла сопе́рников с большим отры́вом.
Our team beat the opponents by a large margin.
Common in the phrase побивать рекорды 'break records'.
- 2.
to beat, to hit, to thrash
Он побива́л ковёр па́лкой.
He was beating the carpet with a stick.
- 3.
(rare) to destroy, to damage, to kill, to lay waste to
Град побива́л урожа́й.
The hail was destroying the harvest.
Often of hail or frost ruining crops; of people, archaic or biblical.
Examples
Он часто побивал соперников в шахматах.
He often beat his opponents at chess.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | побива́ю | бу́ду побива́ть |
| ты | побива́ешь | бу́дешь побива́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | побива́ет | бу́дет побива́ть |
| мы | побива́ем | бу́дем побива́ть |
| вы | побива́ете | бу́дете побива́ть |
| они́ | побива́ют | бу́дут побива́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | побива́й |
| вы | побива́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | побива́л |
| feminine | побива́ла |
| neuter | побива́ло |
| plural | побива́ли |
Participles
| Active present | defeating, beating, conquering | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | breaking, record-breaking, defeating, winning | |
| Passive present | being beaten, being struck, being battered, being defeated | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | побива́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | побивав побивавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyвбива́тьPRO
- добива́ниеfinishing off
- добива́тьсяto strive for
Prefix groupPRO
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Contributions
Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
