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zdobyć.

to obtain, to acquire, to gain (to get after much striving)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈzdɔ.bɘt͡ɕ//ˈzdɔ.bɨt͡ɕ/Middle, Polish
  1. to obtain, to acquire, to gain (to get after much striving)

    perfective · transitive
  2. to obtain, to acquire, to gain (to ensure someone as an ally after much striving)

    perfective · transitive
  3. to gain, to acquire, to gain; to capture, to take, to win (to conquer and gain control of in fight)

    perfective · transitive
  4. to conquer (with great effort to reach a place that is difficult to reach)

    perfective · transitive
  5. to take away (to deprive someone of something by force)

    perfective · transitive
  6. to score (to gain points in game or something similar)

    perfective · transitive
  7. to stock up (to create a stockpile of something)

    obsolete · perfective · transitive
  8. to summon up, to muster (to accomplish something after much striving)

    perfective · reflexive
  9. to summon up, to muster (to gain something after much striving)

    perfective · reflexive
  10. to be gained

    obsolete · perfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Balto-Slavic *su- Proto-Slavic *sъ- Old Polish z- Polish z- Polish dobyć Polish zdobyć From z- + dobyć. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Kashubian zdobëc and Slovincian zdôbëc.

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