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usiedzieć

//uˈɕɛ.d͡ʑɛt͡ɕ/ | /uˈɕɛ.d͡ʑet͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to sit still (to remain motionless in a sitting position)
  2. 2.
    to sit still (to stay longer in one place without leaving or leaving)
  3. 3.
    obsoleteto get out safely while sitting
  4. 4.
    obsoleteto hang tight (sitting, to wait for something or catch it)

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

From u- + siedzieć. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Czech usedět, Kashubian ùsedzëc, Silesian usiedzieć, and Russian усиде́ть (usidétʹ).

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