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obići

обићи

obíći · /obǐːt͡ɕi/ · perfective · impf.: obilaziti

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VERB
  1. (+ acc.) to visit; to see
    Sutra ću obići baku u bolnici. — Tomorrow I'll visit grandma in the hospital.
    Obišli smo sve znamenitosti Beograda za dva dana. — We saw all the sights of Belgrade in two days.
  2. to go around; to circle
    Obišli smo jezero peške za sat vremena. — We walked around the lake in an hour.
    Vozač je jedva obišao rupu na putu. — The driver barely got around the pothole.
  3. (of many places) to go round; to go through
    Obišla sam sve prodavnice, ali nisam našla cipele. — I went round all the shops but didn't find the shoes.
  4. (in a race, sport) to pass; to overtake
    U trci je obišao dvojicu takmičara. — He passed two competitors in the race.

The imperfective is obilaziti; for bypassing an obstacle or a rule, zaobići is more usual.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jaobiđem
tiobiđeš
on/ona/onoobiđe
miobiđemo
viobiđete
oni/one/onaobiđu
Past tense: obišao, obišla, obišlo · obišli, obišle
Imperative: obiđi
AI Updated 28 September 2026