ogarnąć

Definitions

1. 1.
   to grip; to engulf; to overwhelm (to take over someone)

   • Strach go ogarnął.

     Fear gripped him.

   • Tak go żałością ogarnęło...

     He was so overcome with grief...

   • Zara me sny ogarno.

     Sleep is about to take me.

2. 2.
   to encompass (to cover with one's reach)

   • chaos ogarnął

     chaos has gripped

3. 3.
   to embrace (to surround with ones arms)

   • Ogarnęła mnie ramionami.

     She took me into her arms.

4. 4.
   to get, to grok (to understand and comprehend)

   • W końcu ogarnąłem!

     I've finally gotten it!

5. 5.
   to get (to be able to make something happen)

   • Ona już ogarnęła swoje życie.

     She's already gotten her life together.

6. 6.
   to engulf (to surround on all sides)

   • Zaraz nas ogarną!

     They're about to surround us!

7. 7.
   to take, to get

   • Ogarnoł po ojcu i fortune i cały dobytek.

     He got both the estate and all the livestock from his dad

8. 8.
   to cover
9. 9.
   to happen to someone (to become someone's experience or to come upon someone)
10. 10.
    to give (to send something to someone, to bestow something on someone)
11. 11.
    to express something, to describe; to reflect
12. 12.
    colloquialdialectalto tidy up (to restore order, to tidy or clean)

    • Muszę w końcu ogarnąć mieszkanie...

      I need to finally get my apartment in order...

    • Ogarnicie te pecyska, coby sie spaliło do cysta.

      Clean up those furnaces so that they were burned clean.

13. 13.
    obsoleteto check out (to emcompass with a glance)
14. 14.
    obsoleteto scoop, to push something around something; to sprinkle
15. 15.
    obsoleteto concentrate (to gather many things into one place)
16. 16.
    obsoleteto accommodate
17. 17.
    obsoleteto take possession
18. 18.
    obsoleteto close
19. 19.
    obsoleteto stroke the top of something
20. 20.
    dialectalobsoleteto dress up (to put someone in nice clothes)

    • Ogarnuł go w pajskie suknie.

      They dressed him up in a formal clothing.

    • Pojmij se sirotę, ogarnij. Dorobis sie chleba.

      Get the orphan ready, dress him up. You will bake an extra loaf of bread.

21. 21.
    colloquialto get oneself together (to tidy up one's clothes and hair)

    • Muszę się ogarnąć przed randką.

      I have to get myself together before the date.

22. 22.
    colloquialto get oneself together (to overcome a moment of weakness and gather strength for something)

    • Ogarniemy się i wszystko będzie w porządku, dobra?

      We'll get ourselves together and everything will be okay, alright?

23. 23.
    colloquialto deal with (to get rid of someone or something undesirable)

    • Kiedy w końcu ogarną się ze śniegiem?

      When will they finally deal with the snow?

24. 24.
    colloquialto cope with, to pull off (to perform and complete a task despite difficulties)

    • Jest mi trudno ogarnąć się z tym wszystkim.

      It's hard for me to cope with all of this.

25. 25.
    dialectalobsoleteto dress up (to put on nice clothes)

    • Ogarnijta sie porządnie, coby nie było me was wstyd.

      Dress nicely so that I don't feel ashamed of you.

    • Ślachcianka... nie ogarnie mi sie, kieby jaka mamka.

      Noblewoman... I won't get dressed up like such a mother.

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