собираться

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Russian

Etymology

собира́ть (sobirátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

собира́ться (sobirátʹsjaimpf (perfective собра́ться)

  1. (intransitive) to gather, to assemble
    Лю́ди собира́ются на пло́щади.Ljúdi sobirájutsja na plóščadi.People are gathering in the square.
  2. to be going (somewhere), to be heading (off) (somewhere)
    Synonyms: (partial) е́хать (jéxatʹ), (partial) идти́ (idtí)
    Я собира́юсь в банк.Ja sobirájusʹ v bank.I'm going to the bank.
  3. to be about to (do something), to be going to (do something), to intend (to do something), to mean (to do something)
    Я собира́юсь встре́титься с ним.Ja sobirájusʹ vstrétitʹsja s nim.I'm about to meet him.
  4. passive of собира́ть (sobirátʹ)

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