дотянуть

до- (do-) +‎ тяну́ть (tjanútʹ)

• IPA^(key): [dətʲɪˈnutʲ]

дотяну́ть • (dotjanútʹ) pf (imperfective дотя́гивать)

1. to draw (up to, as far as), to drag (to; as far as), to haul (up to; as far as)
2. to stretch out (to; as far as), to extend (to; as far as), to bring (to)

   доро́гу дотяну́ли до дере́вни

   dorógu dotjanúli do derévni

   the road has been extended as far as the village

3. (colloquial) to hold out (till), to last out (till)

   маши́на едва́ дотя́нет до города

   mašína jedvá dotjánet do goroda

   the car will just about hold out till we get to town

   самолёт не дотяну́л до аэродро́ма

   samoljót ne dotjanúl do aerodróma

   the plane didn't make it to the airfield

4. (colloquial) to while away one's time (till, until)

   не зна́ю, как дотяну́ть до у́жина

   ne znáju, kak dotjanútʹ do úžina

   I don't know how to while away my time until dinner

5. (colloquial) to live (till), to live to see, to last out

   он не дотя́нет до утра

   on ne dotjánet do utra

   he won't last/live out the night; he won't last till morning

   не дотяну́ть до побе́ды

   ne dotjanútʹ do pobédy

   not to live to see the victory

   с таки́м коли́чеством еды́ мы не дотя́нем до зимы

   s takím kolíčestvom jedý my ne dotjánem do zimy

   this amount of food won't last us till winter

6. (colloquial) to reach
7. (colloquial) to improve, to put right, to brush up, to edit, to touch up

   статью ну́жно немно́го дотяну́ть

   statʹju núžno nemnógo dotjanútʹ

   the article needs a touch-up

8. (colloquial) to delay, to protract, to drag one's feet

   он дотяну́л (де́ло) до того́, что упусти́л все возмо́жности

   on dotjanúl (délo) do tovó, što upustíl vse vozmóžnosti

   he kept putting the matter off till all chances were lost