Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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.

  2. (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 sentences
  1. I had to drag Tom out of bed.

  2. Tom dragged himself out of bed.

    ruТом вытащил себя из постели. — marafon

  3. I dragged myself out of bed.

  4. Tom was dragged out of his room.

    deTom wurde aus seinem Zimmer herausgezerrt. — Waldelfe

  5. I dragged myself out of bed and went to work.

    deIch quälte mich aus dem Bett und ging zur Arbeit. — Waldelfe

Translations

2 languages

Forms

drags out, dragging out, dragged out, dragged out
Base formdrag out · to drag out
3rd person singulardrags out
Present participledragging out
Past simpledragged out
Past participledragged out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydrag out
he, she, itdrags out

Past simpleLesson

all personsdragged out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dragged out
he, she, ithas dragged out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill drag out

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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