подбирать — meaning in English
podbirat
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English meaning
- assort verb To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
- excerpt noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
- glean verb To gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.
- purse noun A small bag used for carrying money and personal items, especially by women.
Senses
подбирать is used for these senses in English:
- assort (transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
- excerpt (transitive) To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.
- handpick (transitive) To select carefully and with individual attention.
- pick up (transitive, ) To collect an object, especially in passing.
- purse (transitive) To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
assort — full definition
- verb To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
- verb To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match.
- verb To be associated with; to consort with.
- verb To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods.
excerpt — full definition
- noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
- verb To take a passage out of a longer work in order to quote or publish it separately.