перетягивать

Russian

Etymology

перетяг- (peretjag-) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪrʲɪˈtʲæɡʲɪvətʲ]

Verb

перетя́гивать • (peretjágivatʹ) impf (perfective перетяну́ть)

  1. to pull over
    перетя́гивать на свою́ сто́рону ― peretjágivatʹ na svojú stóronu ― to (try to) win over to one's side
  2. to stretch again
  3. to pull in tight, to bind, to gird
  4. (colloquial) to pull, to draw
    перетя́гивать с одного́ места на друго́е ― peretjágivatʹ s odnovó mesta na drugóje ― to pull/draw from one place to another
    перетя́гивать ло́дку к берегу ― peretjágivatʹ lódku k beregu ― to pull/draw the boat to the shore
  5. (colloquial) to outbalance, to overbalance, to outweigh
    перетя́гивать ча́шу весо́в ― peretjágivatʹ čášu vesóv ― to turn/tip the scale

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • перетя́гиваться impf (peretjágivatʹsja), перетяну́ться pf (peretjanútʹsja)
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