Russian edit

Etymology edit

в- (v-) +‎ тяну́ть (tjanútʹ)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ftʲɪˈnutʲ]
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Verb edit

втяну́ть (vtjanútʹpf (imperfective втя́гивать)

  1. to pull (in, into, on, up), to draw (in, into, on, up)
  2. to take in
    втяну́ть во́здухvtjanútʹ vózduxto draw/breathe/take in air
    втяну́ть жи́дкостьvtjanútʹ žídkostʹto take in (suck up; absorb) liquid
    втяну́ть ко́гтиvtjanútʹ kógtito draw in its claws
    втяну́ть щёки (живо́т)vtjanútʹ ščóki (živót)to suck/pull in one's cheeks (stomach)
  3. (colloquial) to draw (into), to get involved (in)

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