popadać
//pɔˈpa.dat͡ɕ/ | /pɔˈpa.dat͡ɕ//
Polishverb
Definitions
- 1.literaryto fall into, to lapse into, to descend into (to gradually take on a particular state)
- 2.obsoleteto overtake, to take hold of, to encompass; to seize, to reach
- 3.to fall one after another (to collapse onto the ground in sequence)
- 4.to fall one after another (to die in sequence)
- 5.to rain for a bit; to snow for a while
- 6.colloquialto fall one after another (to go bankrupt in sequence)
- 7.dialectalobsoleteto fall apart, to crack, to splinter, to chap
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- popadać w przesadę
- popaść w przesadę
Synonyms
- dopadać
- pobankrutować
- poupadać
Etymology
From po- + padać. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Kashubian pòpadac, Silesian popadać, and Slovincian pôpadac.