вбирати

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wbeˈrate]

Etymology 1

From в- (v-) +‎ -бира́ти (-byráty). Compare Russian вбира́ть (vbirátʹ).

Verb

вбира́ти • (vbyrátyimpf (perfective ввібра́ти or вбра́ти) (transitive)

  1. to take in, to absorb (to include within itself)
  2. to absorb (to suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge)
  3. (by extension) to absorb (to receive sound energy without repercussion or echo)
  4. (figuratively, chiefly with в/у себе) to take in, to absorb (to assimilate mentally)
  5. (colloquial) to put away (to eat in large quantities)
Conjugation
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • вбира́льний (vbyrálʹnyj)
  • вбира́ння n (vbyránnja)
  • вбира́тися impf (vbyrátysja)
  • вбира́ч m (vbyráč)
  • вбирни́й (vbyrnýj)

Etymology 2

From в- (v-) +‎ (у)бира́ти ((u)byráty). Compare Russian убира́ть (ubirátʹ), Belarusian убіра́ць (ubirácʹ), Polish ubierać.

Verb

вбира́ти • (vbyrátyimpf (perfective вбра́ти) (transitive)

  1. alternative form of убира́ти impf (ubyráty, to attire, to dress; to adorn, to dress; to don, to put on)
Usage notes
  • The forms вбира́ти (vbyráty) (used after vowels) and убира́ти (ubyráty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • вбира́льня n (vbyrálʹnja)
  • вбира́ння n (vbyránnja)
  • вбира́тися impf (vbyrátysja)

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