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stój

//ˈstuj//
Polishverb

Grammatical form

stój is the second-person singular imperative form of stać — “halt! (stop moving!)”.

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Definitions of stać verb · /ˈstat͡ɕ/ | /ˈstat͡ɕ/ | /ˈstat͡ɕ/ | /ˈstat͡ɕ/ | /stɒt͡ɕ/ | /ˈstat͡ɕ/ | /ˈstat͡ɕ/ | /ˈstat͡ɕ/ | /ˈstat͡ɕ/

Full entry for stać →
  1. 1.to happen (to take place at a particular time)
  2. 2.to become (to change into, to start being)
  3. 3.to happen to, to happen with (to cause someone to undergo certain circumstances)
  4. 4.to end up; to turn out
  5. 5.to not run out
  6. 6.to stand (to take a position on one's feet)
  7. 7.to stand over, to stand behind (to be near an object and perform a task at it)
  8. 8.to stand, to be (to be in an upright position)
  9. 9.to stop, to stagnate (to remain in a state without chanhge)
  10. 10.to stand up, to stand on end (to be straightened out from the body)
  11. 11.to stop (to remain motionless, to not move)
  12. 12.to be (to be located in some text)
  13. 13.to stay (to remain in a particular place for a while)
  14. 14.to stop working; to shut down (to be in a state of non-continuation)
  15. 15.to stand (to be in a particular situation)
  16. 16.to value (to have some value)
  17. 17.to stand (to have a particular position in a hierarchy)
  18. 18.to stand behind, to be behind (to influence)
  19. 19.to stand with (to support)
  20. 20.to stand over (to watch)
  21. 21.to stand before (to be in a position where one needs to make a decision)
  22. 22.to stand behind, to be behind (to cause, to be the reason of, to be responsible for)
  23. 23.to stand between (to cause difficulties, to not facilitate)
  24. 24.to rely on, to depend on, to be based on the existence of something
  25. 25.to aim for, to try for (to attempt to achieve)
  26. 26.to be in force, to apply(colloquial)
  27. 27.to be in progress(obsolete)
  28. 28.to care for, to take care of(obsolete)
  29. 29.to begin (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something)(obsolete)
  30. 30.to serve(obsolete)
  31. 31.halt! (stop moving!)
  32. 32.used to express the ability to bear the costs; to be able to afford
  33. 33.used to capability; to be capable of
  34. 34.to be available
  35. 35.to suffice, to be enough(archaic)

Etymology of stać

Inherited from Old Polish stać, from Proto-Slavic *stati.

Paradigm of stać, with stój highlighted:

Conjugation

Infinitive:stać
he/she/it
stoi
they
stoją

Other Forms

present active:stawszy, stojący, stojąca, stojące, stojący, stojące, stojąc

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