chwycić

Influenced by the now dialectal word chycić, from Proto-Slavic *xytiti, and the now obsolete word chwacić, from Proto-Slavic *xvatati.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxfɨ.t͡ɕit͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɨt͡ɕit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: chwy‧cić

chwycić pf (imperfective chwytać)

1. (transitive) to grab, to seize, to grasp (to take hold of quickly)
2. (transitive) to catch, to trap (e.g. an animal)
3. (transitive) to catch, to apprehend (a criminal)
4. (transitive) to take up, to employ (to pick up with the intention of using) [+ za (accusative)]
5. (transitive) to take, to grab, to make the most of (e.g. a chance, an opportunity)
6. (transitive) to sense, to notice, to perceive
7. (transitive, colloquial) to get, to grasp, to understand
8. (intransitive, colloquial) to take, to catch on (to become accepted)
9. (reflexive) to grab oneself, to grasp oneself
10. (reflexive) to catch oneself, to notice one's behaviour
11. (reflexive) to hold on, to keep one's balance by holding [+genitive]
12. (reflexive) to get into, to throw oneself into, to become interested in [+genitive]

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