потяну́ть

fairly common #2524C1

verbperfective imperfective is тяну́ть

1.
to pull, to draw, to haul, to drag
Кто́-то потяну́л меня́ за во́лосы.
Someone pulled me by the hair.
за что? - pull by/at something
2.
to stretch out, to reach out, to draw up
Ребёнок потяну́л ру́ку за игру́шкой.
The child reached out for the toy.
of a hand or arm
3.
to drag out, to delay, to protract
Он потяну́л с отве́том ещё неде́лю.
He delayed his answer by another week.
often с чем? - delay with something
4.
to afford, to manage (financially)
Таку́ю маши́ну я не потяну́.
I can't afford a car like that.
colloquial; also of workload one can handle
5.
to sprain, to pull (a muscle), to strainmedicine
Я потяну́л мы́шцу на трениро́вке.
I pulled a muscle at practice.
6.
to weigh, to tip the scales at
Су́мка потяну́ла на все три́дцать пять килограммов.
The bag weighed a good thirty-five kilos.
colloquial; usually на + amount
7.
to drag (someone somewhere), to make (someone) go
Он потяну́л меня́ в теа́тр.
He dragged me off to the theatre.
colloquial
8.
(rare) to lay (a cable), to run (a line)construction
Че́рез двор потяну́ли но́вый ка́бель.
They laid a new cable across the yard.
9.
(rare) to drawl, to say slowly
«Ну-у…» — потяну́л он.
"We-ell…" he drawled.
10.
(rare) to extort, to wheedle out (money)
Он потяну́л с меня́ ещё ты́сячу.
He squeezed another thousand out of me.
colloquial; с кого? - out of someone

Examples

Я потяну́л за верёвку.
I pulled the rope.
Потяни́те за верёвку, пожалуйста.
Please pull the rope.
Потяни́ за верёвку, пожалуйста.
Please pull the rope.
Я потяну́л мы́шцу.
I pulled a muscle.
Трактор потянул тяжёлую борону через поле.
The tractor pulled a heavy harrow across the field.
Я потянул ручник перед выходом из машины.
I pulled on the handbrake before getting out of the car.
Я потяну́л себе па́лец, когда игра́л в волейбо́л.
I sprained my finger while playing volleyball.
Собака, унюхавшая след, потянула хозяина вперёд.
The dog, having picked up the scent, pulled its owner forward.

Conjugation

	Present	Future
я	-	потяну́
ты	-	потя́нешь
он/она́/оно́	-	потя́нет
мы	-	потя́нем
вы	-	потя́нете
они́	-	потя́нут

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	потяни́
вы	потяни́те

Past
masculine	потяну́л
feminine	потяну́ла
neuter	потяну́ло
plural	потяну́ли

Participles

Active present	-
Active past	потяну́вший	strained, pulled (of a muscle or ligament)
Passive present	-
Passive past	потя́нутый	strained, pulled (muscle)
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	потяну́в потянувши	while doing (past)

Word familyтяну́тьPRO

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
дотяну́тьto drag (as far as); to hold out (until)
verbperfective

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Prefix groupPRO

(Derived from тяну́ть.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
потяну́ть	по-	to pull; to stretch out; to drag out; to afford; to sprain; to weigh; to drag (someone somewhere); to lay (a cable); to drawl; to extort
потяну́ться	по-	to stretch (oneself); to reach out (for); to drag on; to begin to move (in a stream); to try to keep up with

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