обивать

Russian

Etymology

оби́ть (obítʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbʲɪˈvatʲ]

Verb

обива́ть • (obivátʹimpf (perfective оби́ть)

  1. to upholster, to pad
  2. to strike off, to beat off, to knock off, to shake off
    обива́ть поро́гиobivátʹ porógito importune, to beat down doors, to haunt someone's threshold

Conjugation