No. 10,965 in Russian
вытащить
"To pull out" or "to extract."
In a sentence
Я смог вытащить книгу из-под шкафа.
I managed to pull the book out from under the cabinet.
The verb 'вытащить' is used here to mean removing or pulling an item (the book) from a confined space (under the cabinet).
Можешь вытащить занавески из стирки?
Can you take the curtains out of the wash?
Here, 'вытащить' means to retrieve something (the curtains) from an enclosed or immersive situation (the wash).
Ему удалось вытащить друга из сложной ситуации.
He managed to get his friend out of a difficult situation.
In this figurative usage, 'вытащить' refers to helping someone escape or be relieved from a challenging or metaphorically confining circumstance (a difficult situation).
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