протя́гивать — meaning in English

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

1. verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
2. verb To have something on your person, such as a weapon, illness, or item.
3. verb To be responsible for a large share of a team's success.
4. verb To be pregnant with (a child).
5. verb In arithmetic, to transfer a surplus digit to the next column when adding.

linger — full definition

1. verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
2. verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.

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