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забирать

collect

Meaning of забирать

Русский

Приходить или приезжать за кем-то и уводить с собой, например детей из школы.

English

to go somewhere and take someone away with you

collect

Pronunciation

Russian
[zəbʲɪˈratʲ]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

Забирать or собирать?

собирать

собирать = to collect things, gather

Don't say собираю детей из школы. Gathering things — собирать; picking up a person — забирать.

Сын собирает марки.

My son collects stamps.

Кто сегодня забирает сына из садика?

Who's collecting our son from nursery today?

забирать with English translation

забирать usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Я забираю детей из школы в три.

I collect the kids from school at three.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Сегодня меня забирает с вокзала папа.

Dad is collecting me from the station today.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Я забираю детей из школы в три.

I pick up the kids from school at three.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Сегодня меня забирает с вокзала папа.

Dad is picking me up from the station today.

забирать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between забирать, заезжать, and встречать

З
🇷🇺Russian
заезжать

By car: заезжать за кем-то = pick someone up.

often
В
🇷🇺Russian
встречать

Meet someone arriving at an airport or station.

very often

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забирать belongs to the topic "On the Road →". Start with a short set of 1 word so the word is easier to remember in context.

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забирать meaning: what does it mean?

to go somewhere and take someone away with you

забирать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

забирать is pronounced as [zəbʲɪˈratʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

забирать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I collect the kids from school at three. Translation: Я забираю детей из школы в три.

Is забирать part of On the Road vocabulary?

Yes, забирать (collect) can be learned in the On the Road topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is забирать part of Family Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, забирать (collect) can be learned in the Family Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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