Etymology[edit]
From za- + bavit. From Proto-Slavic *zabaviti, causative of Proto-Slavic *zabyti.
Pronunciation[edit]
zabavit pf (imperfective zabavovat)
- to confiscate
- Synonym: zkonfiskovat
- Vláda mu zabavila veškerý majetek. ― The government has confiscated all of his possessions.
- (reflexive with se) to entertain
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation
The verb zabavit does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- zabaviti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- zabaviti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- zabavit in Internetová jazyková příručka