zastawić

Polish

Etymology

From za- + stawić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈsta.vit͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -avit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧sta‧wić

Verb

zastawić pf (imperfective zastawiać)

  1. (transitive) to cram, to cover (to fill something by putting things on it)
    • 2009, Updated Gdańsk Bible, archived from the original on 2022-07-13, Acts 16:34:
      Wprowadził ich do swego domu, zastawił przed nimi stół i weselił się, uwierzywszy Bogu z całym swoim domem.
      He led them into his house, covered the table [with food] in front of them, and was happy, having begun to believe in God along with all his house.
    • 2017, Katarzyna Michalec, Dziura w drzewie, Wydawnictwo internetowe e-bookowo, archived from the original on 2022-07-13:
      Wkrótce chłopaka zawołała mama, bo przecież trzeba było rozpakować wszystkie rzeczy. I tak resztę dnia Radek spędził na układaniu swoich ubrań, zabawek, książek i innych przedmiotów, którymi szybko zastawił cały pokój.
      Soon the boy was called by his mother, because, of course, he had to unpack everything. And thus Radek spent the rest of the day putting his clothes, toys, books, and other possessions in order, with which he quickly filled the whole room.
  2. (transitive) to block off, to obstruct
  3. (transitive) to shield (to put oneself in front of someone to protect them)
    • 1889, Zygmunt Kaczkowski, Olbrachtowi rycerze, volume 1, Gubrynowicz i Schmidt, archived from the original on 2022-07-13, page 43:
      ...kiedyby mi przyszło tego człowieka piersią moją zastawić, to bym chętnie to zrobił...
      ...if it came to me that I had to shield this person with my own chest, then I would eagerly do this...
  4. (transitive) to lay, to set (e.g. a trap, a table)
  5. (transitive) to pawn, to pledge

Conjugation

Further reading

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