izvlačiti

извлачити

/izʋlǎːt͡ʃiti/ · imperfective · pf.: izvući

VERB

to pull out; to draw out; to take out

Ribari svako jutro izvlače mreže iz vode. — The fishermen pull the nets out of the water every morning.

Stalno izvlači papire iz fioke. — He keeps taking papers out of the drawer.
(from trouble) to get out; to bail out

Otac ga uvek izvlači iz problema. — His father always bails him out of trouble.
(of benefit, conclusions) to derive; to draw

Iz svake greške izvlačim neku pouku. — I learn a lesson from every mistake.

Ne treba prebrzo izvlačiti zaključke. — You shouldn't jump to conclusions.
(izvlačiti se) to wriggle out; to weasel out; to get away with

Uvek se izvlači kad treba da pere sudove. — He always wriggles out of doing the dishes.

Nemoj da se izvlačiš na umor. — Don't use being tired as an excuse.
(in a lottery) to draw

Dobitni brojevi se izvlače svake subote. — The winning numbers are drawn every Saturday.

The perfective is izvući; izvlačiti se na + acc. means "to use something as an excuse".

Synonyms:

vaditi vući izvoditi

Forms

Past (masc.): izvlačio

Imperative: izvlači

Antonyms: uvlačiti, ubacivati