отобра́ть

fairly common #3146C1

verbperfective imperfective is отбира́ть

1.
to select, to pick out, to choose
Компа́ния отобрала́ де́сять кандида́тов для финального эта́па.
The company picked ten candidates for the final stage.
Out of a larger group.
2.
to take away, to confiscate, to seize
Мать отобрала́ у ребёнка спи́чки.
The mother took the matches away from the child.
With у + genitive for the person deprived.

Examples

Вас отобра́ли.
You've been selected.
Режиссёр отобрал лучший видеоматериал для фильма.
The director selected the best video footage for the film.
Отобра́ли шестьдесят делега́тов.
Sixty delegates were elected.
Они отобра́ли у меня дете́й.
They took my children away from me.
После ава́рии у него отобра́ли води́тельские права.
After the accident, he was banned from driving.
У него отобра́ли все де́ньги.
He was robbed of all his money.
При ограбле́нии у неё отобра́ли су́мочку, кото́рую она купи́ла на про́шлой неде́ле.
She was robbed of the handbag that she had bought last week.
Они отобра́ли у нас всю бумажную рабо́ту.
They took away all of our paperwork.

Imperative
ты	отбери́
вы	отбери́те

Active present	-
Active past	отобра́вший	having selected, having picked out
Passive present	-
Passive past	ото́бранный	selected
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отобра́в отобравши	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