łapać

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lapati.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.pat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -apat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: ła‧pać

łapać impf (perfective złapać)

1. (transitive) to catch (intercept something that was thrown)
2. (transitive) to capture, to trap, to snare

   Pająk łapie muchy. ― A spider captures flies.

3. (transitive) to catch (e.g. a bus, a train)
4. (transitive, colloquial) to get, to understand
5. (transitive, colloquial) to catch, to contract (e.g. a disease)
6. (transitive, colloquial) to grab (e.g. an opportunity), to seize, to make the most of
7. (reflexive) to catch oneself, to catch one another
8. (reflexive) to steady oneself, to grab hold [+genitive = of something]
9. (reflexive) to catch oneself (realise one is doing something) [+ na (locative) = something]
10. (reflexive, of insects) to be caught

• łapać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• łapać in Polish dictionaries at PWN