тяжіти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From тя́га (tjáha, traction) +‎ -іти (-ity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʲɐˈʒʲite]

Verb

тяжі́ти • (tjažítyimpf (perfective затяжі́ти) (intransitive)

  1. (literally) to gravitate (to move under the force of gravity)
    Synonym: притяга́тися (prytjahátysja)
  2. (figuratively) to gravitate, to be drawn (to tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity)
    Synonyms: тягну́тися (tjahnútysja), пра́гнути (práhnuty)
  3. (literally) to hang over
    Synonyms: нависа́ти (navysáty), звиса́ти (zvysáty), ви́снути (výsnuty), надвиса́ти (nadvysáty)
  4. (figuratively) to hang over, to weigh heavily on, to loom
    Synonyms: нависа́ти (navysáty), тяжи́ти (tjažýty)
  5. (figuratively) to preoccupy, to obsess, to absorb, to devour, to dominate
    Synonyms: тяжи́ти (tjažýty), панува́ти (panuváty), керува́ти (keruváty)

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