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потягнутися

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From потягну́ти (potjahnúty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian потяну́ться (potjanútʹsja), Belarusian пацягну́цца (pacjahnúcca), Polish pociągnąć się.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɔtʲɐɦˈnutesʲɐ]
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Verb

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потягну́тися (potjahnútysjapf (imperfective потяга́тися or потя́гуватися)

  1. to stretch (to extend one’s limbs or another part of the body)
    Synonym: потягти́ся pf (potjahtýsja)

Conjugation

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Verb

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потягну́тися (potjahnútysjapf (imperfective тягти́ся or тягну́тися)

  1. to reach, to reach out [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to/for’ and instrumental ‘with’]
  2. to stretch (to extend itself physically)
  3. to drag, to be dragged [with за (za, + instrumental) ‘behind’]
  4. (colloquial) to trail, to traipse [with за (za, + instrumental) ‘after/behind’] (move, especially slowly and/or behind somebody/something)
  5. (of time) to drag, to drag on
  6. to stretch, to extend (have a certain spatial extent, especially across, to a point or from point to point)
  7. (figuratively) to stretch oneself, to strive (to make an effort)

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