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Russian
Etymology
на- (na-) + брать (bratʹ)
Pronunciation
Verb
набра́ть • (nabrátʹ) pf (imperfective набира́ть)
- to set up, to compose, to type (a text on a computer)
- to gather; to pick; to collect; to assemble; to take (a lot of)
- набра́ть корзи́ну грибо́в ― nabrátʹ korzínu gribóv ― to gather a basket of mushrooms
- набра́ть зака́зов ― nabrátʹ zakázov ― to take a lot of orders
- набра́ть угля ― nabrátʹ uglja ― to take on coal
- to take on; to enlist, to recruit; to engage; to enrol, to make up
- набра́ть рабо́чих на заво́д ― nabrátʹ rabóčix na zavód ― to take on workers at a factory
- набра́ть уча́щихся в те́хникум ― nabrátʹ učáščixsja v téxnikum ― to enrol students (for technical school)
- набра́ть тру́ппу ― nabrátʹ trúppu ― to make up a (e.g. theatre) company
- (idiomatic)
- набра́ть но́мер (телефо́на) ― nabrátʹ nómer (telefóna) ― to dial a (telephone) number
- набра́ть те́мпы рабо́ты ― nabrátʹ tɛ́mpy rabóty ― to achieve a good pace of work
- набра́ть воды́ в рот ― nabrátʹ vodý v rot ― to keep mum (figurative)
- набра́ть высоту́ ― nabrátʹ vysotú ― to climb, to gain height / altitude
- набра́ть ско́рость ― nabrátʹ skórostʹ ― to gather / pick up speed
Conjugation
Conjugation of набра́ть (class 6°b/c perfective transitive)
Derived terms