подтягиваться

Russian

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Etymology

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подтя́гивать (podtjágivatʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈtʲːæɡʲɪvət͡sə]

Verb

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подтя́гиваться (podtjágivatʹsjaimpf (perfective подтяну́ться)

  1. to tighten one's belt
  2. to pull oneself up
  3. (colloquial) to improve one's standard, to catch up with the rest
    вам надо подтяну́ться по англи́йскомуvam nado podtjanútʹsja po anglíjskomuyou must pull up your English (to a better standard)
  4. to brace oneself up, to pull oneself together
  5. (military) to move up, to move in
  6. passive of подтя́гивать (podtjágivatʹ)

Conjugation

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