потяну́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
• stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

потяну́ться is used for these senses in English:

• rax (UK, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland, intransitive) To stretch after sleep.
• reach (transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
• stretch (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.

reach — full definition

1. verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
2. verb To arrive at a place, level, or point after travelling or making an effort.
3. verb To make contact with someone, especially to communicate with them.
4. noun The distance or extent that something, or someone's arm, can extend.

stretch — full definition

1. verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
2. verb To extend one's own body or limbs, often to loosen muscles.
3. verb To make a limited resource or piece of information go further than it comfortably should.
4. noun A continuous extent of time or distance.

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