wygrzebywać

Polish

Etymology

From wygrzebać + -ywać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɨ.ɡʐɛˈbɨ.vat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: wy‧grze‧by‧wać

Verb

wygrzebywać impf (perfective wygrzebać)

  1. (transitive) to dig up, to dig out, to unearth (find by digging)
  2. (transitive) to dig out, to retrieve (find something forgotten or hidden)
  3. (reflexive) to dig oneself out, to climb out, to extricate oneself
  4. (reflexive, figuratively) to worm one's way out (escape a difficult situation)

Conjugation

Further reading

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