zaciągać

Polish

Etymology

From za- + ciągać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈt͡ɕɔŋ.ɡat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋɡat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧cią‧gać

Verb

zaciągać impf (perfective zaciągnąć)

  1. (transitive) to move by pulling, to move by dragging
  2. (transitive) to pull tight, to draw (e.g. curtains)
    Zawsze zaciągam zasłony przed pójściem spać.I always draw the curtains before going to bed.
  3. (transitive, dated) to enlist, to conscript, to recruit
  4. (transitive) to incur (e.g. a debt), to take out (e.g. a loan)
  5. (transitive, figurative) to drag, to force to go
  6. (reflexive) to enlist, to enrol, to join (e.g. the army)
    Moja siostra zaciąga się do wojska.My sister is enlisting in the army.
  7. (reflexive) to take a drag, to inhale [+instrumental = (on) something]

Conjugation

Further reading

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