drag out
drag out · drags out · dragged out · dragging out
тягнути, тягати, тягти
тащить, таскать, волочить
ziehen, schleifen, schleppen
To extend or lengthen excessivelyTo extend or lengthen excessively; to draw out.
» I had to drag Tom out of bed.
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2 senses(ambitransitive)To extend or lengthen excessively; to draw out.
I don't want to drag out this talk, so I'll stop now and answer any questions.
(transitive)To haul or bring out forcefully or from an awkward location.
She dragged out her old Spanish textbooks in an attempt to prepare for her trip.
More definitions
- last unnecessarily long
- proceed for an extended period of time
Examples
43 sentencesI had to drag Tom out of bed.
Tom dragged himself out of bed.
ruТом вытащил себя из постели. — marafon
I dragged myself out of bed.
Tom was dragged out of his room.
deTom wurde aus seinem Zimmer herausgezerrt. — Waldelfe
I dragged myself out of bed and went to work.
deIch quälte mich aus dem Bett und ging zur Arbeit. — Waldelfe
Translations
2 languagesForms
drags out, dragging out, dragged out, dragged out| Base form | drag out · to drag out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | drags out |
| Present participle | dragging out |
| Past simple | dragged out |
| Past participle | dragged out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- drag outтягнути, тягатиTo extend or lengthen excessively; to draw out.
- drag onтягнутися, тягтисяTo last too long.
- drag inтягнути, тягатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drag, in.
- drag upTo remind people of (something, usually unpleasant, from the past).
- drag downTo cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative mood.
- drag intoTo involve a reluctant person with a difficult or dangerous situation.
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb