warować

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaˈrɔ.vat͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: wa‧ro‧wać

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German währen + -ować, from Middle High German wern, wëren, from Old High German werēn, from Proto-Germanic *wezāną.

Verb

warować impf

  1. (intransitive, of a dog) to guard, to wait with belly on the ground
Usage notes

The second-person imperative waruj is often used as a command in dog obedience training, meaning "down!" or "stay put!"

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German wahren + -ować, from Middle High German waren, warn, from Old High German warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną.

Verb

warować impf

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to fortify
    Synonyms: fortyfikować, obwarowywać
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to safeguard, to secure
    Synonyms: zabezpieczać, zapewniać, zastrzegać
  3. (reflexive, obsolete) to fortify oneself
    Synonym: obwarowywać się
  4. (reflexive, obsolete) to avoid, to fight shy of
    Synonym: wystrzegać się
Conjugation
Derived terms
adjective
noun
noun

Further reading

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