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oddać.

to give back, to return (to give to the original owner)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɔd.dat͡ɕ//ˈɔd.dat͡ɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈɔd.dat͡ɕ][ˈɔd.dat͡ɕ]
  1. to give back, to return (to give to the original owner)

    ditransitive · perfective
  2. to give, to send, to put (to cause a given thing to go to a certain place to have something done to it) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to whom/where’],

    perfective · transitive
  3. to give, to pass (to give someone something designated to them)

    ditransitive · perfective
  4. to send (to put a person or animal somewhere so that they may perform particular, usually regular, activities there)

    perfective · transitive
  5. to submit; to put; to place (to cause someone to be the subject of some activity, i.e. under someone's care) [with pod (+ accusative)],

    perfective · transitive
  6. to give away; to offer (to give to someone)

    ditransitive · perfective
  7. to open; to give (upon finishing constructoin, to allow people to use i.e. a building)

    perfective · transitive
  8. to pass; to give (to release from the body)

    perfective · transitive
  9. to give away (to cease to be the owner or controller of, i.e. power)

    perfective · transitive
  10. to donate; to give (to send one's bodily fluids, etc., to be tested medically)

    ditransitive · perfective
  11. used as a light verb; to give off

    perfective · transitive
  12. to pay (to show one's respect or positive emotions towards, i.e. homage or tribute)

    ditransitive · perfective
  13. to reflect, to mirror; to convey, to portray, to capture (to present something accurately)

    perfective · transitive
    Jej słowa doskonale oddały jej stan umysłu.
  14. to give away (to allow the opponent to win)

    perfective · transitive
  15. to return, to give back, to reciprocate (to perform the same gesture as someone else)

    ditransitive · perfective
  16. to return, to give back, to reciprocate (to perform the proper gesture or action)

    ditransitive · perfective
  17. to give away; to send back (to play a card for which one does not earn points or for which one's opponent earns points)

    perfective · transitive
  18. to give; to sell (to transfer ownership for money)

    perfective · transitive
  19. to take away (to accept into the army)

    perfective · transitive
  20. synonym of odepchnąć (“to push away”)

    perfective · transitive
  21. to break off; to separate

    obsolete · perfective · transitive
  22. to pick up, to receive

    obsolete · perfective · transitive
  23. to get back, to get even; to avenge (to get revenge)

    Middle · Polish · perfective · transitive
  24. to give away (to give as a spouse)

    Middle · Polish · perfective · transitive
  25. to allocate, to earmark, to dedicate (to specify or set aside for a particular purpose)

    Middle · Polish · perfective · transitive
  26. to pass along; to repeat (to say someone else's words)

    Middle · Polish · perfective · transitive
  27. to reply, to answer

    Middle · Polish · perfective · transitive
  28. to give credit, to assign responsibility

    Middle · Polish · perfective · transitive
  29. to offer, to sacrifice

    Middle · Polish · perfective · transitive
  30. to fulfil, to deliver, to meet

    Middle · Polish · perfective · transitive
  31. to give oneself away (to allow external forces to decide one's fate)

    perfective · reflexive
  32. to dedicate oneself, to devote oneself (to focus all of one's energy on something)

    perfective · reflexive
  33. to give oneself (to allow oneself to have a sexual relation with)

    perfective · reflexive
  34. to give oneself away (to marry)

    obsolete · perfective · reflexive
  35. to be given away; to be entrusted

    Middle · Polish · perfective · reflexive
  36. to give oneself

    Middle · Polish · perfective · reflexive
  37. to be given back, to be returned

    Middle · Polish · perfective · reflexive
  38. to be reflected, to be mirrored; to be conveyed, to be portrayed, to be captured

    Middle · Polish · perfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *étider. Proto-Balto-Slavic *ati Proto-Slavic *otъ Proto-Slavic *otъ- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀtei Proto-Slavic *dàti Proto-Slavic *otъdati Old Polish oddać Polish oddać Inherited from Old Polish oddać. By surface analysis, od- + dać.

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