откупиться

Russian

Etymology

откупи́ть (otkupítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐtkʊˈpʲit͡sːə]

Verb

откупи́ться • (otkupítʹsjapf (imperfective откупа́ться)

  1. (historical) to ransom oneself
  2. (colloquial) to free oneself by bribing or paying off, to buy one's freedom, to bribe one's way out [with от (ot, + genitive) ‘from someone/something’]
  3. passive of откупи́ть (otkupítʹ)

Conjugation