отбира́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• cull verb To select or pick something out from a larger group.
• select verb To choose one or more items from a group of options.

Senses

отбира́ть is used for these senses in English:

• cull To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
• select To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

cull — full definition

1. verb To select or pick something out from a larger group.
2. verb To reduce the number of animals in a population by killing some of them in a controlled way.
3. noun The organized killing of selected animals to control numbers.

select — full definition

1. verb To choose one or more items from a group of options.
2. adj Chosen for being of especially high quality, or restricted to a small, privileged group.

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