выбирать

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Russian

Etymology

вы- (vy-) +‎ -бира́ть (-birátʹ)

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Verb

выбира́ть (vybirátʹimpf (perfective вы́брать)

  1. to choose, to select, to pick out
    Synonyms: избира́ть (izbirátʹ), отбира́ть (otbirátʹ), отсе́ивать (otséivatʹ)
    • 1842, Николай Гоголь [Nikolai Gogol], Рим; English translation from Rome, (Please provide a date or year):
      Пари́ж со всем свои́м бле́ском и шу́мом ско́ро сде́лался для него́ тя́гостной пусты́ней, и он нево́льно выбира́л глухи́е, отдалённые концы́ его́.
      Paríž so vsem svoím bléskom i šúmom skóro sdélalsja dlja nevó tjágostnoj pustýnej, i on nevólʹno vybirál gluxíje, otdaljónnyje koncý jevó.
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  2. to elect
    Synonyms: голосова́ть (golosovátʹ), избира́ть (izbirátʹ)
  3. to take everything out
    Synonyms: извлека́ть (izvlekátʹ), изыма́ть (izymátʹ), брать (bratʹ)
  4. to haul in (a net), to pull up (anchor)
  5. to find (free time, etc.)

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