дожа́ть

rare #51851

verbperfective imperfective is дожима́ть

1.
to finish squeezing, to squeeze out (completely), to finish pressing
Он дожа́л последние ка́пли со́ка из апельси́на.
He squeezed out the last drops of juice from the orange.
Perfective; the prefix до- stresses completing the pressing.
2.
to push through, to complete (a difficult task), to clinch (a deal or victory), to finish off
Кома́нда смогла́ дожа́ть игру́ и вы́играть матч.
The team managed to push the game through and win the match.
Colloquial and figurative; often of negotiations, games or opponents.

Examples

Нам нужно дожать этот контракт до конца недели.
We need to close this deal by the end of the week.
Команда сумела дожать соперника в конце матча.
The team managed to finish off their opponents at the end of the match.
Он дожал сок из последнего апельсина.
He squeezed the juice out of the last orange.

Imperative
ты	дожми́
вы	дожми́те

Active present	-
Active past	дожа́вший	having finished pressing, having squeezed out completely, having pushed through to completion
Passive present	-
Passive past	дожа́тый	squeezed out, fully compressed, completely pressed
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	дожа́в дожавши	while doing (past)