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izbaviti

избавити

ìzbaviti · /ǐzbaʋiti/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. (someone from something) to rescue; to deliver; to free
    Vatrogasci su ga izbavili iz zapaljene kuće. — The firefighters rescued him from the burning house.
    Hvala što si me izbavila od onog dosadnog razgovora. — Thanks for rescuing me from that boring conversation.
  2. (izbaviti se) to get out of; to escape; to free oneself
    Jedva sam se izbavio iz te priče. — I barely got myself out of that mess.

Used with "od" + gen. (from a danger or nuisance) or "iz" + gen. (out of a place or situation); in everyday speech "spasti" is more usual.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jaizbavim
tiizbaviš
on/ona/onoizbavi
miizbavimo
viizbavite
oni/one/onaizbave
Past tense: izbavio, izbavila, izbavilo · izbavili, izbavile
Future: izbaviću, izbavićeš, izbaviće, izbavićemo, izbavićete, izbaviće
Imperative: izbavi
AI Updated 28 September 2026