потесни́ть

verbperfectiverare

1.
to push back, to drive back, to force back, to oust
На́ши войска потесни́ли проти́вника.
Our troops pushed the enemy back.
Perfective; object in the accusative.
2.
to crowd, to squeeze together, to make (sb) move up
Потесни́те госте́й, что́бы все сели за стол.
Squeeze the guests together so everyone can sit at the table.
3.
(rare) to constrict (for a while), to tighten
Трево́га потесни́ла грудь.
Anxiety tightened his chest for a moment.
Figurative, of grief or anxiety.

Examples

Потесните немного стулья, чтобы все сели.
Move the chairs closer together a little so everyone can sit down.
Нам пришлось потеснить соседей на скамейке.
We had to squeeze over to make room for our neighbors on the bench.
Новая фирма потеснила конкурентов на рынке.
The new company pushed its competitors aside in the market.

Imperative
ты	потесни́
вы	потесни́те

Active present	-
Active past	потесни́вший	having pushed aside, having made room, having displaced, having ousted
Passive present	-
Passive past	потеснённый	pushed back, crowded out, displaced, repressed
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	потесни́в потеснивши потесня́	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
потесни́ть	по-	to push back; to crowd; to constrict (for a while)
потесни́ться	по-	to make room

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