проби́ть

fairly common #4244C2

verbperfective imperfective is бить

1.
to pierce, to penetrate, to break through, to knock a hole in
Пу́ля проби́ла стену.
The bullet went through the wall.
Perfective; imperfective пробивать. Also in set phrases like пробить брешь 'to make a breach'.
2.
to strike (of a clock)
Часы проби́ли по́лночь.
The clock struck midnight.
Perfective; imperfective бить. Often impersonal: пробило двенадцать.

Usage info

пуля пробила стену 子弹穿透了墙壁

Буравивший лёд рыбак наконец пробил дыру.
The fisherman drilling through the ice finally made a hole.
Шахтёры пробили новый орт к пласту угля.
The miners drove a new adit to the coal seam.
Шлем проби́ла пу́ля.
A bullet pierced the helmet.
Мастер взял пуансон и пробил отверстие в металле.
The craftsman took a punch and punched a hole in the metal.
Собо́рные часы только что проби́ли три.
The cathedral's clock just struck three.
Мой час еще не проби́л.
My hour has not yet come.
Часы только что проби́ли десять.
The clock has just struck ten.
Шахтёры пробили контръярус ниже основного уровня.
The miners drove a sub-level below the main level.

Imperative
ты	пробе́й
вы	пробе́йте

Active present	-
Active past	проби́вший	having pierced, having punched, having broken through, having shot through
Passive present	-
Passive past	проби́тый	pierced, punctured, punched, broken through
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	проби́в пробивши	while doing (past)

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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(Derived from бить.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
проби́ть	про-	to pierce; to strike (of a clock)
проби́ться	про-	to fight one's way through; to penetrate; to sprout; to get through (by phone); to make one's way; to qualify for

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