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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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