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dopytywać

//dɔ.pɘˈtɘ.vat͡ɕ/ | /dɔ.pɨˈtɨ.vat͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to inquire, to elicit (to ask carefully about all the details to obtain additional, missing information)
  2. 2.
    to finish asking
  3. 3.
    colloquialto quiz (to additionally examine orally before a test or exam)
  4. 4.
    obsoleteto develop, to contract (to become sick with something, to start having something bad)
  5. 5.
    obsoleteto break into, to crack open
  6. 6.
    obsoleteto find by asking, to locate, to hunt down

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • dobierać się

Etymology

From dopytać + -ywać. First attested in 1572. Compare Kashubian dopitiwac, Slovak dopytovať, Russian допы́тываться (dopýtyvatʹsja), and Silesian dopytować.

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