отвоевать

Russian

Etymology

от- (ot-) +‎ воева́ть (vojevátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐtvə(j)ɪˈvatʲ]

Verb

отвоева́ть • (otvojevátʹpf (imperfective отвоёвывать)

  1. to win (from), to win over, to win back (from)
  2. to fight (for some time)
    они́ три года отвоева́лиoní tri goda otvojeválithey fought for three years
  3. to finish (be through with) fighting
    Synonym: (colloquial) отвоева́ться (otvojevátʹsja)

Conjugation