забить

to score (a goal), to beat to death, to slaughter, to butcher, to give up on

z ɐ bʲ i tʲ

за begin or bring about an action or state + би to hit, to beat + ть Infinitive

verb Rare #41,701

to score (a goal) In sports, especially soccer.

RU: Он хочет забить гол.

EN: He wants to score a goal.

to beat to death Violent meaning.

RU: Он решил забить врага.

EN: He decided to beat the enemy to death.

to slaughter, to butcher Used for killing an animal for meat.

RU: Они решили забить свинью.

EN: They decided to slaughter the pig.

to give up on, to stop caring about In the expression «забить на что-либо», colloquial.

RU: Он решил забить на работу.

EN: He decided to forget about work.

Conjugation of забить

Indicative past

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	забей	—

забить

You have the ball, try to score a goal.

— Двойная страховка (1944)

Let me slaughter the chicken.

— Вожделение (2007)

Great, then we can just forget about everything right now.

— Эксперимент 2: Волна (2008)

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