брати
Pronunciation: [ˈbrate]
“брати” is a Ukrainian word. Its 20 meanings in English:
verb
- to take, to grab; but while брати is generic, дістати means "to take out (from, e.g. the fridge or a box)" and it is followed by the preposition з.
- to gather, to pick up
- to fetch (liquid)
- to pick (mushrooms, berries, etc.)
- to pull out (plants, etc.)
- to retrieve
- to obtain for use
- to charge (fine, tax, etc.)
- to loan
- to capture
- to perceive
- to bring
- to hire, to employ
- to arrest
- to marry
- to deliver, to assist in the birth of
- to eat bait (about fish)
- to execute an action (about machine, instrument)
- to overcome a difficult area, obstacle
- to change direction of movement
Etymology
From Old East Slavic бьрати (bĭrati), from Proto-Slavic *bьrati. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
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