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Definitions

1. 1.
   to have

   • Mam kota.

     I have a cat.

   • Mam daleko do szkoły.

     It's a long way to school for me.

2. 2.
   to be some age

   • Mam 22 lata.

     I am 22 years old.

3. 3.
   used as a semantically weak verb with some nouns
4. 4.
   to consider someone as something
5. 5.
   to have (e.g. to have something (that is) cooked)

   • Mam cały wieczór zaplanowany.

     I have the whole evening planned.

6. 6.
   expresses obligation; to be supposed to must, to have to, to need to

   • Mamy iść na zakupy.

     We're supposed to go shopping.

7. 7.
   denotes that something might not have happened despite earlier beliefs; to be supposed to must, to have to, to need to

   • System informatyczny miał obsługiwać klientów.

     The IT system was supposed to serve customers

8. 8.
   to feel something
9. 9.
   to fare (to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad)

   • Jak się masz?

     How are you?

10. 10.
    to consider oneself

    • Masz się za lepszego?

      You think you're better than me?

11. 11.
    to behave
12. 12.
    to appear, to bode
13. 13.
    to be in relation to something
14. 14.
    to address, to turn towards
15. 15.
    to function
16. 16.
    to be had
17. 17.
    colloquialto have, to have sex with
18. 18.
    formalcreates a future in the past; would, was going to
19. 19.
    obsoleteto head somewhere

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