сдерживать

Russian edit

Etymology edit

From сдержа́ть (sderžátʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈzʲdʲerʐɨvətʲ]
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Verb edit

сде́рживать (sdérživatʹimpf (perfective сдержа́ть)

  1. to hold in, to hold back, to keep back, to restrain, to hold in check, to contain, to deter
  2. to keep (promise, word)

Conjugation edit