собира́ть

fairly common #1475B2

verbimperfective perfective is собра́ть

1.
to gather, to collect, to convene (people)
Я собира́ю марки.
I collect stamps.
Of things or of people.
2.
to pack, to pack up
Пора собира́ть чемода́ны.
It's time to pack the suitcases.
3.
to pick, to harvest, to gather (crops)agriculture
Мы собира́ем грибы́ в лесу.
We are picking mushrooms in the forest.
4.
to assemble, to put together, to buildtechnology
Он собира́ет компью́тер.
He is assembling a computer.

Examples

Я стал собира́ть чемода́ны.
I started packing.
Она прекрати́ла собира́ть рома́шки.
She stopped picking daisies.
Джек собира́ет ма́рки.
Jack collects stamps.
Белка собира́ла оре́хи.
The squirrel was busy gathering nuts.
Ты что-нибудь собира́ешь?
Do you collect anything?
Кен собира́ет стари́нные моне́ты.
Ken collects old coins.
Я собира́ла в са́ду клубни́ку.
I was picking strawberries in the garden.
Белки собира́ют оре́хи на зи́му.
Squirrels are storing up nuts against the winter.

Imperative
ты	собира́й
вы	собира́йте

Active present	собира́ющий	collecting, gathering
Active past	собира́вший	who was gathering, who was collecting
Passive present	собира́емый	collectable, gatherable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	собира́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	собира́в собиравши	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)