zmawiać

Polish

Etymology

From z- + mawiać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzma.vjat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -avjat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: zma‧wiać

Verb

zmawiać impf (perfective zmówić)

  1. (transitive) to say grace, to say a prayer
    Synonym: odmawiać
    Hypernym: mówić
  2. (transitive, dated) to get someone to work
    Synonym: zatrudniać
  3. (reflexive) to collude (to plan something with someone)
    Synonym: namawiać się
  4. (reflexive) to collude, to conspire, to plot, to scheme (to secretly make a decision or agree to act against someone with someone else)
    Synonyms: namawiać się, spiskować
  5. (reflexive) to bring up (to raise a topic with someone)

Conjugation

adjective
  • zmowny
adverb
  • zmownie
nouns

Further reading

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