поби́ться

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verbreflexiveperfective imperfective is би́ться

1.
to break, to get broken, to get smashed
Вся посу́да поби́лась при перее́зде.
All the dishes got broken during the move.
Typically of several fragile items at once.
2.
to get chipped, to get dented, to get battered
Кастрю́ли поби́лись в некоторых места́х.
The pots got chipped in a few places.
Of hard objects damaged at the edges or surface.
3.
(rare) to fight for a while, to thrash about for a while
Ры́ба поби́лась в се́тке и зати́хла.
The fish thrashed about in the net for a while and went still.
Colloquial; denotes a limited period of the action.

Examples

Дети побились из-за игрушки во дворе.
The children got into a fight over a toy in the yard.
Многие стаканы побились во время шторма.
Many glasses broke during the storm.
Тарелки побились при перевозке мебели.
The plates broke while the furniture was being transported.

Imperative
ты	побе́йся
вы	побе́йтесь

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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