obstawiać

Polish

Etymology

From ob- + stawiać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔpˈsta.vjat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -avjat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ob‧sta‧wiać

Verb

obstawiać impf (perfective obstawić)

  1. (transitive) to surround, to hem in, to be around
    • 1951, Kazimierz Brandys, Człowiek nie umiera, Czytelnik, archived from the original on 2022-07-06, page 9:
      Żandarmi w zielonych hełmach dzielili tłum na grupy, obstawiając je z dwóch stron.
      Gendarmes in green helmets were dividing the crowd into groups, surrounding them on two sides.
    Synonyms: otaczać, osaczać, okładać
  2. (transitive) to surround with something, put something around
  3. (transitive) to back, to bet on
  4. (transitive, sports) to guard, defend, to protect (a goal)
    Synonyms: ubezpieczać, chronić

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

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