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влечь

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verbimperfective perfective is привле́чь
  • 1.

    to drag, to pull, to haul

    Ло́шадь с трудо́м влекла́ тяжёлую пово́зку.

    The horse was barely pulling the heavy cart.

    Bookish; in everyday speech тащить or тянуть is used.

  • 2.

    to attract, to draw, to appeal to

    Его всегда́ влекла́ му́зыка.

    Music always attracted him.

    Often impersonal: кого-то влечёт к чему-то 'someone is drawn to something'.

  • 3.

    to entail, to bring about, to involve, to lead to

    Преступле́ние должно́ влечь за собо́й наказа́ние.

    A crime must entail punishment.

    Usually влечь за собой.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
влеку́
бу́ду влечь
ты
влечёшь
бу́дешь влечь
он/она́/оно́
влечёт
бу́дет влечь
мы
влечём
бу́дем влечь
вы
влечёте
бу́дете влечь
они́
влеку́т
бу́дут влечь
Imperative
ты
влеки́
вы
влеки́те
Past
masculine
влёк
feminine
влекла́
neuter
влекло́
plural
влекли́

Participles

Active present

влеку́щий

attractive, alluring, enticing, captivating

Active past

влёкший

attracting, alluring, captivating, charming

Passive present

влеко́мый

pulled, dragged, drawn, attracted

Passive past

влечённый

attracted, drawn

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

влёкши

while doing (past)

Word familyвлечьPRO

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
влечь-to drag; to attract; to entail
вовле́чьво-to involve (in); to drag into
завле́чьза-to lure; to captivate
извле́чьиз-to extract; to derive (benefit); to extract (a root)
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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
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