відбивати

Pronunciation: [ʋʲidbeˈʋate]

“відбивати” is a Ukrainian word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

to beat off, to break off, to knock off (detach with blows; remove by hitting)
to beat back, to beat off, to fend off, to fight off, to parry, to repel, to repulse, to ward off (:attack, blow, enemy)
to retake, to win back, to wrest back
to win over (to oneself: до се́бе)
to turn away (from), to turn against (person or action: від + genitive)
to beat out, to strike (:clock chime)
to reflect (:light, colour, image, etc.)
to echo, to reflect, to reverberate (:sound)
to print, to imprint
to reflect (:qualities, concepts, etc.)
to recoil, to kick back (said of firearm)

From відби́ти (vidbýty) + -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian отбива́ть (otbivátʹ), Belarusian адбіва́ць (adbivácʹ), Polish odbijać.

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