bribe
To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their…To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
She was accused of trying to bribe the jury into making false statements.
October 23, 1848, Frederick William Robertson, an address delivered at the Opening of The Working Men's Institute Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.
bestechen, schmieren, kaufen
дава́ть взя́ткуdavátʹ vzjátku, подкупа́тьpodkupátʹ, подкупи́тьpodkupítʹ
дава́ти хаба́рdaváty xabár, підкупо́вуватиpidkupóvuvaty, підкупля́тиpidkupljáty
(transitive)To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
to bribe somebody's compliance
- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
Examples
142 sentencesAre you trying to bribe me?
Ти намагаєшся мене підкупити? — Ahha
Did Tom bribe Mary?
Том дав Мері хабара? — deniko
ruТом подкупил Мэри? — odexed
deHat Tom Maria bestochen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We never bribed anyone.
Ми ніколи нікому не давали хабарів. — deniko
Tom tried to bribe me.
Том спробував підкупити мене. — deniko
I bribed the policeman.
Я дав поліцейському хабара. — deniko
ruЯ дал менту на лапу. — odexed
deIch habe den Polizisten bestochen. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bribe, from Old French briber (“go begging”), from the noun bribe (“aFrom Middle English bribe, from Old French briber (“go begging”), from the noun bribe (“a gift”).
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Forms
bribes, bribing, bribed, bribedSynonyms
3 synonyms- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence:corruptbuygrease one's palms
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- accept the bribe
- taken a bribe
- taken bribes
- trying to bribe