протя́гивать — meaning in English
protyagivat
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English meaning
- carry verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
- linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
- run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
- spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
- stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
Senses
протя́гивать is used for these senses in English:
- carry (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
- linger (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- run (transitive) To make (something) extend in space.
- spread (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]
- 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.
- stretch out (intransitive) To lie fully extended.
carry — full definition
- verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
- verb To have something on your person, such as a weapon, illness, or item.
- verb To be responsible for a large share of a team's success.
- verb To be pregnant with (a child).
- verb In arithmetic, to transfer a surplus digit to the next column when adding.
linger — full definition
- verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
- verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.
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