перебра́ть

uncommon #8622

verbperfective imperfective is перебира́ть

1.
to sort through, to sort out, to pick over, to go through
Он перебра́л все бума́ги на столе́.
He went through all the papers on the desk.
Of taking things one by one to check, sort or reassemble them.
2.
to drink too much, to have one too many, to overdo it
Он я́вно перебра́л с алкого́лем.
He clearly had too much to drink.
Colloquial; usually of alcohol.
3.
to run one's fingers over, to pluck one after anothermusic
Он перебра́л струны́ гита́ры.
He ran his fingers over the guitar strings.
Typically of strings or keys.

Examples

Не сгнои яблоки в подвале, перебери их.
Don’t let the apples rot in the cellar; sort through them.
Он вчера немного перебрал на вечеринке
He had a little too much to drink at the party yesterday.
Она перебрала все старые фотографии в коробке
She sorted through all the old photographs in the box.
Она перебрала́.
She drank too much.

Imperative
ты	перебери́
вы	перебери́те

Active present	-
Active past	перебра́вший	Drunk, tipsy, inebriated, having had too much to drink
Passive present	-
Passive past	пере́бранный	sorted, gone through, re-sorted, checked
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	перебра́в перебравши	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
перебра́ть	пере-	to sort through; to drink too much; to run one's fingers over
перебра́ться	пере-	to move (to a new home); to get across; to climb over

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