перебира́ть

fairly common #3913C2

verbimperfective perfective is перебра́ть

1.
to sort through, to go through, to look over, to pick out
Он перебира́л дета́ли, что́бы собра́ть их обратно.
He was sorting the parts to put them back together.
Of examining a set of things one after another and separating good from bad.
2.
to finger, to pluck (strings), to run one's fingers through
Он ти́хо перебира́л струны́ гита́ры.
He was quietly plucking the strings of the guitar.
Of repeated light movements of the fingers over strings, beads, hair.
3.
to overdo it, to have too much (of drink)
Он ча́сто перебира́ет с вино́м.
He often has too much wine.
Colloquial; usually with с + instrumental.

Examples

Он любит перебирать чётки во время разговора.
He likes to finger his prayer beads while talking.
Она перебирает старые фотографии по вечерам.
She looks through old photographs in the evenings.
Он привередливо перебирал еду на тарелке.
He fastidiously picked through the food on his plate.
Он перебирал чётки, сидя в кресле.
He fingered the beads as he sat in the armchair.
Старец перебирал вервицу пальцами перед иконой.
The elder ran the prayer beads through his fingers in front of the icon.
Мы перебирали вещи в шкафу весь день.
We spent the whole day going through the things in the wardrobe.
Задачу можно решить комбинационно, перебирая варианты.
The problem can be solved combinatorially by trying all the options.

Imperative
ты	перебира́й
вы	перебира́йте

Active present	перебира́ющий	sorting, sifting, picking over, going through
Active past	перебира́вший	who was sorting, who was picking over, who was going through
Passive present	перебира́емый	being sorted through, being gone over, being inspected, being enumerated
Passive past	-
Gerund present	перебира́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	перебирав перебиравши	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)