Pasitelkti

Pasitelkti is a Lithuanian verb meaning to call in, deploy, or draw on resources, people, or knowledge for a task. It conveys bringing something into service or making use of it to achieve a goal. The sense can range from mobilizing personnel to applying expertise or methods.

Usage contexts are varied and common in public, organizational, and everyday language. Examples include pasitelkti papildomų pajėgų (to deploy additional forces), pasitelkti patirtį (to draw on experience), and pasitelkti ekspertų žinias (to enlist experts’ knowledge). The term can also denote invoking or summoning help, resources, or tools in a problem‑solving process.

Grammatically, pasitelkti is a transitive verb that takes a direct object in the accusative when referring to a person or knowledge (pasitelkti žinias, pasitelkti patirtį) and often a genitive form for resources (pasitelkti resursų). It is used across tenses, with forms such as pasitelkė (past), pasitelks (future), and pasitelkite (imperative), among others, depending on mood and person.

Etymology regional notes are generally tied to the prefix pa- combined with a root related to bringing into service; the word expresses the act of mobilizing, employing, or applying something for a specified purpose.