обирать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obirati. By surface analysis, о- (o-) +‎ -бира́ть (-birátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbʲɪˈratʲ]

Verb

обира́ть • (obirátʹimpf (perfective обобра́ть)

  1. to pick, to collect (from a tree or garden)
  2. to clean out (to cheat someone out of their possessions)
  3. (low colloquial) to gather in folds or ruffles
  4. (low colloquial) to rob

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • обира́ние (obiránije)
  • обира́тель (obirátelʹ), обира́тельство (obirátelʹstvo)
  • обира́ловка (obirálovka), обира́лово (obirálovo)
  • обира́ла (obirála)