дотяну́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is дотя́гивать

1.
to drag (as far as), to pull (up to), to haul (up to)
Он дотяну́л шнур до розе́тки.
He pulled the cord over to the socket.
Usually with до + genitive naming the point reached.
2.
to hold out (until), to last (until), to survive (until)
Больной не дотя́нет до прихо́да врача́.
The patient won't hold out until the doctor arrives.
Of people, money or things barely making it to a point in time.

Examples

Я проголода́лся, сде́лаю перекуси́ть, чтобы до ужина дотяну́ть.
I'm hungry so I'm going to make a snack to tide me over until dinner.
Мы едва дотянули до конца месяца.
We barely made it to the end of the month.
Он дотянул провод до другой комнаты.
He ran the wire to the other room.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	дотяни́
вы	дотяни́те

Active present	-
Active past	дотяну́вший	having reached, having extended, having lasted
Passive present	-
Passive past	дотя́нутый	completed, brought up to standard, stretched, reached
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	дотяну́в дотянувши	while doing (past)

тяну́тьto pull; to drag out; to delay; to stretch out; to draw; to drag (someone somewhere); to lay (a cable); to weigh; to support; to drawl
verbimperfective
втяну́тьto draw in; to drag into; to pull in; to haul up
verbperfective
утяну́тьto drag away; to tighten; to steal
verbperfective
вы́тянутьto pull out; to stretch out; to hold out; to worm out (of somebody); to squeeze out (of somebody); to manage; to bring up; to get (somebody) out of
verbperfective
затяну́тьto tighten; to prolong; to drag into; to take a drag
verbperfective

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(Derived from тяну́ть.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
дотяну́ть	до-	to drag (as far as); to hold out (until)
дотяну́ться	до-	to reach; to reach (a level)

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