перебирать

Russian

edit

Etymology

edit

пере- (pere-) +‎ -бира́ть (-birátʹ)

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [pʲɪrʲɪbʲɪˈratʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

edit

перебира́ть (perebirátʹimpf (perfective перебра́ть)

  1. to sort out, to look through
  2. to finger (strings of a string musical instrument)
  3. to take in excess, to take too much
  4. to recall, to turn over in one's mind
  5. to be picky, to be choosy
  6. to move (one's feet), to advance (slowly)
    перебира́ть нога́миperebirátʹ nogámito drag one's feet

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit