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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tęžiti.

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тяжи́ти (tjažýtyimpf (transitive, 3-rd person only)

  1. (literally) to weigh down, to burden, to weighten
    Synonyms: обва́жнювати (obvážnjuvaty), обтя́жувати (obtjážuvaty), переванта́жувати (perevantážuvaty)
  2. (figuratively) to trouble, to weigh down, to weigh on, to lie heavy on, to distress, to afflict
    Synonyms: пригні́чувати (pryhníčuvaty), гніти́ти (hnitýty), му́чити (múčyty), турбува́ти (turbuváty), непоко́їти (nepokójity)
  3. (figuratively) to prevail over, to influence, to dominate

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