розтягувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From розтяг- (roztjah-) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian растя́гивать (rastjágivatʹ), Belarusian расця́гваць (rascjáhvacʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɔzʲˈtʲaɦʊʋɐte]
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Verb

розтя́гувати • (roztjáhuvatyimpf (perfective розтягти́ or розтягну́ти) (transitive)

  1. to stretch, to stretch out (to extend or lengthen in space)
  2. to sprain, to strain (to stretch injuriously)
  3. to stretch out (to extend the use of)
  4. to drag out, to protract, to spin out, stretch out (to extend or lengthen in duration; to prolong, especially excessively)
  5. to spread out

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