забира́ть

verbimperfective (partner забра́ть)fairly common #4061C2

1.
to pick up, to collect, to fetch
Я забира́ю ребёнка из шко́лы.
I pick the child up from school.
Often of collecting a person from a place.
2.
to take away, to take possession of, to withdraw (money)
Он забира́ет мои́ вещи.
He is taking my things away.
3.
to seize
Его забира́ют в поли́цию.
They are taking him in to the police station.
Colloquial when used of the police taking someone in.
4.
(rare) to veer, to swerve
При обго́не маши́на забира́ла впра́во.
While overtaking, the car kept veering to the right.
5.
(rare) to take in (a garment)sewing
Портни́ха забира́ет пла́тье в бока́х.
The seamstress is taking the dress in at the sides.

Examples

Они забира́ют наш му́сор ка́ждый понеде́льник.
They collect our garbage every Monday.
Забира́й всё.
Get everything.
Я забира́ю всё назад.
I take everything back.
Вода, вылуживающая почву, забирает полезные вещества.
Water that leaches the soil carries away its nutrients.
Люди, выселявшиеся из деревни, забирали с собой всё имущество.
The people moving out of the village took all their belongings with them.
Я его забира́ю.
I take it back.
Э́тот автома́т забира́ет ваши де́ньги и ничего не даёт взамен.
This machine takes your money and gives you nothing in return.
Родители попеременно забирали ребёнка из школы.
The parents took turns picking up their child from school.
Забира́йте всё.
Get everything.
Я забира́ю у тебя телефо́н.
I'm taking away your phone.

Imperative
ты	забира́й
вы	забира́йте

Active present	забира́ющий	captivating, engrossing, absorbing
Active past	забира́вший	taking, picking up, collecting, fetching
Passive present	забира́емый	taken, being taken, collected, picked up
Passive past	-
Gerund present	забира́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	забирав забиравши	while doing (past)

разбира́тьсяto be knowledgeable in; to figure out; to be taken apart; to be examined
verbimperfective
разбира́тельство(trial) proceedings
nounneuter

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
вбира́ть	в-	to absorb; to take in
выбира́ть	вы-	to choose; to elect
добира́ть	до-	to gather additionally
забира́ть	за-	to pick up; to take away; to seize; to veer; to take in (a garment)

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