porywać

Polish

Etymology

From porwać + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈrɨ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: po‧ry‧wać

Verb

porywać impf (perfective porwać)

  1. (transitive) to kidnap, to abduct, to seize
    Synonym: uprowadzać
  2. (transitive) to hijack
  3. (transitive) to sweep away, to whisk off
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to grip, to enthrall
  5. (reflexive, colloquial) to attempt to do [+ na (accusative)]

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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