Russian edit

Etymology edit

доби́ть (dobítʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

добива́ть (dobivátʹimpf (perfective доби́ть)

  1. to kill off, to finish off
  2. to crush completely, to destroy completely
  3. (colloquial) to finish
  4. to beat (до (do) to a particular state)
  5. to finish chiming (of a clock)

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

добива́ться (dobivátʹsja), добиться (dobitʹsja)