pokupiti

покупити

/pokûpiti/ · perfective

VERB

to pick up; to collect; to gather

Pokupi igračke s poda pre spavanja. — Pick the toys up off the floor before bed.

Pokupio sam sve stvari iz kancelarije. — I collected all my things from the office.
(of a person) to pick up

Pokupiću te ispred zgrade u osam. — I'll pick you up outside the building at eight.
colloq. (of an illness, habit) to catch; to pick up

Pokupio sam grip u vozu. — I caught the flu on the train.
colloq. (pokupiti se) to clear off; to leave

Pokupili su se i otišli bez reči. — They packed up and left without a word.

Pokupi se odavde dok nisam poludeo! — Clear off before I lose it!

Its imperfective is kupiti "to gather", not to be confused with kupiti "to buy".

Synonyms:

sakupiti skupiti prikupiti podići

Forms

Past (masc.): pokupio

Imperative: pokupi

Antonyms: rasuti