затягувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From the затя́г- stem of затягну́ти (zatjahnúty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian затя́гивать (zatjágivatʹ), Belarusian заця́гваць (zacjáhvacʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈtʲaɦʊʋɐte]

Verb

затя́гувати • (zatjáhuvatyimpf (perfective затягну́ти or затягти́) (transitive)

  1. to drag, to pull
  2. to drag in, to pull in
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to drag in (to involve somebody by forceful means)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to draw in (to attract)
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) to draw in (to involve somebody)
  6. to bind (to tie, fasten or confine tightly)
  7. to tighten, to pull tight
    затя́гувати по́ясzatjáhuvaty pójasto tighten a belt
  8. to cover, to cover over
  9. (colloquial) to strike up (to start singing or playing: song, tune)
  10. (colloquial) to drag out, to prolong
  11. (colloquial) to weigh (to have a certain weight)
  12. to tighten (:screw, nut)
    затя́гувати гвинтzatjáhuvaty hvyntto tighten a screw
    затя́гувати га́йкуzatjáhuvaty hájkuto tighten a nut

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • затя́гування n (zatjáhuvannja)
  • затя́гуватися impf (zatjáhuvatysja)

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