забить

Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ бить (bitʹ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈbʲitʲ]

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Verb

заби́ть • (zabítʹ) pf (imperfective забива́ть)

1. to drive in (nail), to hammer in, to nail up
2. to score (a goal)
3. to beat up
4. to slaughter
5. to block up, to stop up, to cram, to obstruct
6. (colloquial) to outdo, to surpass
7. (slang) to ignore, to neglect, to blow off something the actor is supposed to do

   Он забил на работу и уехал на дачу ― On zabil na rabotu i ujexal na daču ― He blew off work and left to the dacha

8. (slang) to stop doing something especially because of one's couldn't care less attitude
9. (slang) to give up on one's (previous) intention
10. (slang) to reserve, to earmark

Conjugation

Conjugation of заби́ть (class 11b perfective transitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

perfective aspect
infinitive	заби́ть zabítʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	заби́вший zabívšij
passive	—	заби́тый zabítyj
adverbial	—	заби́в zabív, заби́вши zabívši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	забью́ zabʹjú
2nd singular (ты)	—	забьёшь zabʹjóšʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	забьёт zabʹjót
1st plural (мы)	—	забьём zabʹjóm
2nd plural (вы)	—	забьёте zabʹjóte
3rd plural (они́)	—	забью́т zabʹjút
imperative	singular	plural
	забе́й zabéj	забе́йте zabéjte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	заби́л zabíl	заби́ли zabíli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	заби́ла zabíla
neuter (оно́)	заби́ло zabílo