сдерживать

Russian

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Etymology

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From сдержа́ть (sderžátʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzʲdʲerʐɨvətʲ]
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Verb

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сде́рживать (sdérživatʹimpf (perfective сдержа́ть)

  1. to hold in, to hold back, to keep back, to restrain, to hold in check, to contain, to deter
  2. to keep (promise, word)

Conjugation

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