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bać.

to fear, to be afraid

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbat͡ɕ//bɒt͡ɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈbat͡ɕ][ˈbat͡ɕ]
  1. to fear, to be afraid

    imperfective · reflexive
    bać się Boga
    bać się ciemności
  2. to fear, to be afraid synonym of bać się

    imperfective · intransitive · reflexive
  3. to fear, to be afraid synonym of bać się

    imperfective · reflexive · transitive
  4. to fear, to be afraid for, to worry about something

    imperfective · reflexive
    bać się o dzieci
  5. to not doubt; to be sure

    Lithuania · imperfective · ironic · reflexive · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- Proto-Balto-Slavic *bajā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *bojàti Old Polish bać Polish bać Inherited from Old Polish bać.

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