Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From pod- +‎ baciti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /podbǎːt͡siti/
  • Hyphenation: pod‧ba‧ci‧ti

Verb

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podbáciti pf (Cyrillic spelling подба́цити)

  1. (transitive) to underthrow
  2. (transitive, by extension) to fail, disappoint (to be unsuccessful)
    Nedavne ekonomske mjere gradske skupštine su podbacile.
    City council's recent economic measures failed.
  3. (transitive, by extension) to fail, disappoint, fall short, fall flat, miss the mark (be unsuccessful in meeting expectations)
  4. (archaic) to miscarry
    Synonym: pobaciti

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • podbaciti”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024