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подгоня́ть — meaning in English

podgonyat

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English meaning

  • accommodate verb To provide someone with a place to stay or space to fit.
  • adapt verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
  • fit adj Physically healthy and in good shape.
  • goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  • press verb To push firmly against something, or push down on a button or surface.
  • prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.
  • push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
  • spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
  • urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.

Senses

подгоня́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • accommodate (transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.
  • adapt (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
  • fit (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
  • press (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
  • prod (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
  • prod (transitive, informal) To encourage, to prompt.
  • push (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
  • spur (transitive) To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object

accommodate — full definition

  1. verb To provide someone with a place to stay or space to fit.
  2. verb To adjust or adapt to someone's needs or wishes.

adapt — full definition

  1. verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
  2. verb To adjust oneself to new conditions.
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