wybrać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wybrać, from Proto-Slavic *vybьrati. By surface analysis, wy- + brać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɨ.brat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨbrat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: wy‧brać

Verb

wybrać pf (imperfective wybierać)

  1. (transitive) to choose
    Długo się wahałam, zanim wybrałam studia medyczne.I hesitated for a long time before I chose medical studies.
  2. (transitive) to elect
    Na zjeździe partii wybrano radę programową.At the party convention the advisory council was elected.
  3. (transitive) to scoop out
    Koparka wybrała ziemię z wykopu.The excavator scooped out the earth from the pit.
  4. (transitive) to remove slack; to pull a rope until it's taut
  5. (reflexive) to go

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

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