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добывать

to extract, to mine, to obtain, to procure

d ə b ɨ v a tʲ
до to completion or destination + быва to be, visit (from time to time) + ть Infinitive
verb Rare #39,648
to extract, to mine Imperfective; often used for obtaining natural resources such as coal, sand, or oil.
RU: Здесь запрещено добывать нефть.
EN: It is forbidden to extract oil here.
to obtain, to procure Often implies getting something through effort or by searching.
RU: Ему пришлось добывать еду в лесу.
EN: He had to find food in the forest.

Откуда я знал, что буду добывать уголь?

How was I to know that I would be mining coal?

— Ип Ман (2008)

Я в первый раз иду добывать.

It’s my first time going hunting.

— Ариэтти из страны лилипутов (2010)

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забывать z ə b ɨ v a tʲ побывать p ə b ɨ v a tʲ