потяну́ться

fairly common #2419C1

verbreflexiveperfective imperfective is тяну́ться

1.
to stretch (oneself), to stretch out
Она́ села на постели и потяну́лась.
She sat up in bed and stretched.
Typically of stretching one's limbs after sleep or long sitting.
2.
to reach out (for), to reach (for), to be drawn (to), to strive (for)
Он потяну́лся к телефо́ну.
He reached for the phone.
With к or за + object.
3.
to drag on, to wear on, to pass slowly
После его отъе́зда дни потяну́лись ме́дленно.
After he left the days dragged on slowly.
Of days, hours, waiting.
4.
to begin to move (in a stream), to file (one after another), to drift
К вы́ходу потяну́лись пе́рвые зри́тели.
The first spectators started filing toward the exit.
Of crowds moving in a line or of smoke and clouds.
5.
to try to keep up with, to try to equal, to imitate
Мла́дшие сра́зу потяну́лись за старшими.
The younger ones immediately tried to keep up with the older ones.
With за + instrumental.

Examples

Он потяну́лся за я́блоком.
He reached for the apple.
Том потяну́лся в карма́н и доста́л го́рстку моне́т.
Tom reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of coins.
Проснувшаяся кошка потянулась и зевнула.
The cat, having woken up, stretched and yawned.
Кот блаженно потянулся на подушке.
The cat blissfully stretched out on the cushion.
Кот лениво потянулся на солнце.
The cat lazily stretched out in the sun.
Том потяну́лся за свои́м ножо́м.
Tom reached for his knife.
Том потяну́лся за кни́гой на ве́рхней полке.
Tom reached for a book on the top shelf.
Том потяну́лся за буты́лкой.
Tom reached for the bottle.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	потяни́сь
вы	потяни́тесь

Active present	-
Active past	потяну́вшийся	stretched, extended, having stretched
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	потяну́вшись	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
дотяну́тьto drag (as far as); to hold out (until)
verbperfective

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