відбирати

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • одбира́ти (odbyráty)obsolete

Etymology

By surface analysis, від- (vid-) +‎ -бира́ти (-byráty). Compare Russian отбира́ть (otbirátʹ), Belarusian адбіра́ць (adbirácʹ), Polish odbierać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidbeˈrate]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

відбира́ти • (vidbyrátyimpf (perfective відібра́ти) (transitive)

  1. to take away, to take (to remove something)
    Synonym: забира́ти impf (zabyráty)
  2. (figuratively) to take away (to deprive someone of something abstract)
  3. to select
    Synonym: вибира́ти impf (vybyráty)
  4. to take (:sample, specimen)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • відбира́ння n (vidbyránnja)
  • відбира́тися impf (vidbyrátysja)

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