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podpatrywać

//pɔt.paˈtrɘ.vat͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to spy on, to sneak a look (to look at secretly)
  2. 2.
    to study (to watch someone so as to be able to mimic them later)
  3. 3.
    to spy on each other
  4. 4.
    to study each other (to watch each other so as to be able to mimic each other later)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

From podpatrzyć + -ywać. First attested in 1763.

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