дока́тываться

rare #37377

1.
to roll (as far as), to roll up to
Мячи́ дока́тываются до самой стены.
The balls roll all the way to the wall.
Usually with до + genitive naming the point reached.
2.
to be heard from afar, to come rolling (of sound), to rumble, to boom
Издалека дока́тывались раска́ты гро́ма.
Peals of thunder came rolling from afar.
Of thunder, gunfire or other distant noise.
3.
to sink (to), to come to (such a state), to stoop (to)
Не понима́ю, как лю́ди дока́тываются до воровства́.
I don't understand how people sink to stealing.
Disapproving; with до + genitive.
4.
(rare) to be rolled (to a place)
Брёвна дока́тываются до реки́ вручну́ю.
The logs are rolled down to the river by hand.
Passive of докатывать.

Conjugation

Imperative
ты	дока́тывайся
вы	дока́тывайтесь

Active present	дока́тывающийся	rolling up to, reaching (by rolling), arriving (by rolling)
Active past	дока́тывавшийся	rolling up to, reaching by rolling, approaching by rolling
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	дока́тываясь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	докатывавшись	while doing (past)

(Derived from ка́тывать.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
дока́тывать	до-	to roll (up to a point); to finish rolling
дока́тываться	-	to roll (as far as); to be heard from afar; to sink (to); to be rolled (to a place)

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