вбрати

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈwbrate]
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Etymology 1

From в- (v-) +‎ бра́ти (bráty). Compare Russian вобра́ть (vobrátʹ).

Verb

вбра́ти • (vbrátypf (imperfective вбира́ти) (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)
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  • вбра́тися pf (vbrátysja)

Etymology 2

From в- (v-) +‎ (у)бра́ти ((u)bráty). Compare Russian убра́ть (ubrátʹ), Belarusian убра́ть (ubrátʹ), Polish ubrać.

Verb

вбра́ти • (vbrátypf (imperfective вбира́ти)

  1. (transitive) alternative form of убра́ти pf (ubráty, to attire, to clothe, to dress; to adorn, to dress; to don, to put on)
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