забра́ть

fairly common #1586B2

verbperfective

1.
to pick up, to collect, to fetch
Я забра́л ребёнка из шко́лы.
I picked the child up from school.
Often of collecting a person or an order.
2.
to take away, to seize, to take possession of, to confiscate
Он забра́л мои́ вещи.
He took my things away.
3.
to arrest, to take into custody, to haul offlaw
Поли́ция забра́ла его в отделе́ние.
The police took him to the station.
Colloquial, of police.
4.
(rare) to take in (a garment), to shortensewing
Портни́ха забра́ла рукава́.
The seamstress took in the sleeves.
5.
(rare) to veer, to swerve, to bear (to one side)
На развилке мы забра́ли впра́во.
At the fork we bore to the right.
6.
(rare) to board up, to plank overconstruction
Окна́ забра́ли до́сками.
The windows were boarded up.

Examples

Они забра́ли Тома.
They've taken Tom.
Забери́те э́ти таре́лки, пожалуйста.
Please take these dishes away.
Вы могли́ бы забра́ть меня с вокза́ла?
Can you pick me up at the station?
Они забра́ли моего́ ребёнка.
They took my baby.
Забери́ меня отсюда.
Take me away from here.
Твои́ родители здесь, чтобы забра́ть тебя.
Your parents are here to pick you up.
Я пришёл забра́ть Тома.
I've come to pick up Tom.
Кто-то ушёл, забрав мой каранда́ш.
Someone has walked off with my pencil.
Авто́бус останови́лся, чтобы забра́ть пассажи́ров.
The bus stopped to pick up passengers.
Нам лу́чше забра́ть её.
We'd better go pick up her.

Imperative
ты	забери́
вы	забери́те

Active present	-
Active past	забра́вший	taken, picked up, carried away, collected
Passive present	-
Passive past	за́бранный	fenced off, enclosed, barricaded
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	забра́в забравши	while doing (past)

братьto take; to borrow; to hire; to take on; to take up (an idea)
verbimperfective
убра́тьto remove; to tidy up; to put away; to harvest; to decorate
verbperfective
бра́тьсяto set about; to take on; to take hold of; to come from
verbimperfective
вобра́тьto absorb; to take in
verbperfective
вы́братьto choose; to elect
verbperfective

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(Derived from брать.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
забра́ть	за-	to pick up; to take away; to arrest; to take in (a garment); to veer; to board up
забра́ться	за-	to climb up (onto); to get into; to break in; to get as far as

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взятьto take; to grab; to borrow; to take along; to pick; to accept; to hire; to just go and (do sth); to seize; to arrest
захвати́тьto capture; to take along; to catch (red-handed); to captivate
прихвати́тьto take along; to catch (unawares); to fasten