побояться

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ боя́ться (bojátʹsja)

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Verb

побоя́ться (pobojátʹsjapf (imperfective боя́ться)

  1. (chiefly in the negative) to be afraid, to hesitate
    Я не побою́сь испо́льзовать его́!Ja ne pobojúsʹ ispólʹzovatʹ jevó!I'm not afraid to use it!
    не побою́сь э́того сло́ваne pobojúsʹ étovo slóvadare I say it / I dare say (literally, “I won't be afraid of this word”)

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