втянуть

Russian

Etymology

в- (v-) +‎ тяну́ть (tjanútʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ftʲɪˈnutʲ]
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Verb

втяну́ть • (vtjanútʹ) pf (imperfective втя́гивать)

  1. to pull (in, into, on, up), to draw (in, into, on, up)
  2. to take in
    втяну́ть во́здух ― vtjanútʹ vózdux ― to draw/breathe/take in air
    втяну́ть жи́дкость ― vtjanútʹ žídkostʹ ― to take in (suck up; absorb) liquid
    втяну́ть ко́гти ― vtjanútʹ kógti ― to draw in its claws
    втяну́ть щёки (живо́т) ― vtjanútʹ ščóki (živót) ― to suck/pull in one's cheeks (stomach)
  3. (colloquial) to draw (into), to get involved (in)

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