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Ukrainian
Etymology
From під- (pid-) + тягти́ (tjahtý).
Pronunciation
Verb
підтягти́ • (pidtjahtý) pf (imperfective підтя́гувати or підтяга́ти)
- to pull, to pull up, to haul (to move closer by pulling)
- підтягти́ коло́ду до бе́рега ― pidtjahtý kolódu do béreha ― to pull a log to the shore/ashore
- to pull up, to draw up, to haul up, to hitch up (to raise by pulling)
- підтягти́ штани́ ― pidtjahtý štaný ― to pull up one's trousers
- to tighten, to tighten up (to make tighter; to make sufficiently tight)
- (figuratively, colloquial) to bring up, to pull up (to a higher standard of attainment or quality)
- (figuratively, colloquial) to help catch up
- (military) to bring up, to move up (troops, etc).
- to join in (singing)
Conjugation
Conjugation of підтягти́ (class 3°c, perfective, transitive)
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References
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1975), “підтягти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (П – Поїсти), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 519
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “підтягти”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “підтягти”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “підтягти”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “підтягти”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)