See also: забꙑть

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zabỳti. By surface analysis, за- (za-) +‎ быть (bytʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɐˈbɨtʲ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɨtʲ

Verb

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забы́ть (zabýtʹpf (imperfective забыва́ть)

  1. to forget
    Synonym: (dated or colloquial) запа́мятовать (zapámjatovatʹ)
    Я забы́л где оста́вил кни́гу.Ja zabýl gde ostávil knígu.I [masc.] forgot where I left the book.
    Я забы́ла свой паро́ль.Ja zabýla svoj parólʹ.I [fem.] forgot my password.
    Что он там забы́л?!.Što on tam zabýl?!.What he is doing there?!. (literally, “What did he forget (over) there?”)
  2. to neglect
  3. to leave, to forget to bring, to forget to take
  4. to let it go, to let it slip

Conjugation

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