how to pronounce дотянуть

/dətʲɪˈnutʲ/

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дотянуть is pronounced in three syllables

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dəɪnu

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An example use of дотянуть in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… дотягивал и как не до туда дотянуть или …”

meanings of дотянуть

verb:

  1. To improve, to put right, to brush up, to edit, to touch up.
  2. To live (till), to live to see, to last out.
  3. To while away one's time (till, until).
  4. To hold out (till), to last out (till).
  5. To stretch out (to; as far as), to extend (to; as far as), to bring (to).
  6. To draw (up to, as far as), to drag (to; as far as), to haul (up to; as far as).
  7. To delay, to protract, to drag one's feet.
  8. To reach.

дотянуть frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word дотянуть occurs in russian on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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