przestać

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʂɛ.stat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛstat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: prze‧stać

Etymology 1

From prze- + stać (1 sg. stanę), from Proto-Slavic *stati (stem *stan-).

Verb

przestać pf (imperfective przestawać)

  1. (auxiliary, intransitive) to stop doing something, to desist, to leave off
    Przestań go bić!Stop hitting him!
    Mógłbyś przestać?Would you stop it?
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Etymology 2

From prze- + stać (1 sg. stoję), from earlier stojać, from Proto-Slavic *stojati, from earlier *stojěti.

Verb

przestać pf

  1. (intransitive) to spend some time standing
    Przestali pół godziny pod drzwiami i wrócili zezłoszczeni do domu.They had been standing for half an hour at the door and then returned home angry.
  2. (reflexive) (about cooked food) to lose its flavor by standing uneaten for too long
Usage notes

The verbs przestać and postać mean more or less the same. The differences are that przestać always needs time markers and usually means completely still, while postać means standing in a small area, not necessarily still.

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Further reading

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