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zabrać

//ˈza.brat͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to take (grabbing with one's hands, to place somewhere)
  2. 2.
    to take (to cease touching by moving one's hands)
  3. 3.
    to take, to bring (to cause someone or something to be in a different place)
  4. 4.
    to take (to cause someone to cease being somewhere)
  5. 5.
    to take (to force someone to go somewhere, e.g. to the police)
  6. 6.
    to take (to allow to join)
  7. 7.
    to take (to ensure that one has something with them when they depart)
  8. 8.
    to take, to take away (to deprive of materially)
    • Nauczyciel zabrał mi telefon.

      The teacher took my mobile phone away.

  9. 9.
    to take, to take away (to deprive of non-materially)
  10. 10.
    to take, to take away, to carry away (i.e. of water, to destroy, upset, or move something)
  11. 11.
    to take, to take away (to kill)
  12. 12.
    to take (to accept for transport as passengers or cargo)
  13. 13.
    to take (to last a certain amount of time)
  14. 14.
    to get to (to begin to do some activity)
  15. 15.
    to take oneself somewhere (to travel or stay somewhere)
  16. 16.
    to take oneself somewhere (to join someone and go somewhere with them)
  17. 17.
    to take drastic measures against someone or something
  18. 18.
    obsoleteto take on (to acquire a trait)
  19. 19.
    colloquialto take on (to begin to deal intensively with matters related to a specific person)
  20. 20.
    colloquialto leave (to go away from some place)
  21. 21.
    colloquialto come on, to make a pass (to attempt for a sexual relation with someone, typically in an unrefined manner)
  22. 22.
    obsoleteto spread (to become more common)
  23. 23.
    obsoleteto be in for, to be coming

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • śmierć zabrała
  • śmierć zabiera
  • zabrać do grobu
  • zabierać do grobu
  • zabrać głos
  • zabierać głos
Synonyms
  • wziąć
  • odebrać
  • zająć
  • nabrać
  • wziąć się
  • PERFECTIVE PAIR: uciec
  • autować się (imperfective
  • colloquial) wyautować się
  • brać nogi za pas (imperfective
  • colloquial) wziąć nogi za pas

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zabrać. By surface analysis, za- + brać.

Forms

  • zabieraćimperfective
  • zabraćinfinitive
  • zabioręfuture • singular
  • zabierzemyfuture • plural
  • zabierzeszfuture • singular
  • zabierzeciefuture • plural
  • zabierzefuture • singular • third-person
  • zabiorąfuture • plural • third-person
  • zabierze sięfuture • impersonal
  • zabrałemmasculine • past • singular
  • -(e)m zabrałmasculine • past • singular
  • zabrałamfeminine • past • singular
  • -(e)m zabrałafeminine • past • singular
  • zabrałomneuter • past • singular
  • -(e)m zabrałoneuter • past • singular
  • zabraliśmypast • plural • virile
  • -(e)śmy zabralipast • plural • virile
  • zabrałyśmynonvirile • past • plural
  • -(e)śmy zabrałynonvirile • past • plural
  • zabrałeśmasculine • past • singular
  • -(e)ś zabrałmasculine • past • singular
  • zabrałaśfeminine • past • singular
  • -(e)ś zabrałafeminine • past • singular
  • zabrałośneuter • past • singular
  • -(e)ś zabrałoneuter • past • singular
  • zabraliściepast • plural • virile
  • -(e)ście zabralipast • plural • virile
  • zabrałyścienonvirile • past • plural
  • -(e)ście zabrałynonvirile • past • plural
  • zabrałmasculine • past • singular • third-person
  • zabrałafeminine • past • singular • third-person
  • zabrałoneuter • past • singular • third-person
  • zabralipast • plural • third-person • virile
  • zabrałynonvirile • past • plural • third-person
  • zabranoimpersonal • past
  • zabrałbymconditional • masculine • singular
  • bym zabrałconditional • masculine • singular
  • zabrałabymconditional • feminine • singular
  • bym zabrałaconditional • feminine • singular
  • zabrałobymconditional • neuter • singular
  • bym zabrałoconditional • neuter • singular
  • zabralibyśmyconditional • plural • virile
  • byśmy zabraliconditional • plural • virile
  • zabrałybyśmyconditional • nonvirile • plural
  • byśmy zabrałyconditional • nonvirile • plural
  • zabrałbyśconditional • masculine • singular
  • byś zabrałconditional • masculine • singular
  • zabrałabyśconditional • feminine • singular
  • byś zabrałaconditional • feminine • singular
  • zabrałobyśconditional • neuter • singular
  • byś zabrałoconditional • neuter • singular
  • zabralibyścieconditional • plural • virile
  • byście zabraliconditional • plural • virile
  • zabrałybyścieconditional • nonvirile • plural
  • byście zabrałyconditional • nonvirile • plural
  • zabrałbyconditional • masculine • singular • third-person
  • by zabrałconditional • masculine • singular • third-person
  • zabrałabyconditional • feminine • singular • third-person
  • by zabrałaconditional • feminine • singular • third-person
  • zabrałobyconditional • neuter • singular • third-person
  • by zabrałoconditional • neuter • singular • third-person
  • zabralibyconditional • plural • third-person • virile
  • by zabraliconditional • plural • third-person • virile
  • zabrałybyconditional • nonvirile • plural • third-person
  • by zabrałyconditional • nonvirile • plural • third-person
  • zabrano byconditional • impersonal
  • niech zabioręimperative • singular
  • zabierzmyimperative • plural
  • zabierzimperative • singular
  • zabierzcieimperative • plural
  • niech zabierzeimperative • singular • third-person
  • niech zabiorąimperative • plural • third-person
  • zabranyadjectival • masculine • participle • passive • singular
  • zabranaadjectival • feminine • participle • passive • singular
  • zabraneadjectival • neuter • participle • passive • singular
  • zabraniadjectival • participle • passive • plural • virile
  • zabraneadjectival • nonvirile • participle • passive • plural
  • zabrawszyadverbial • anterior • participle
  • zabranienoun-from-verb
  • zabierzefuture • indicative
  • zabrałoindicative • past
  • zabrałobyconditional
  • by zabrałoconditional
  • niech zabierzeimperative

Conjugation

Infinitive:zabrać

Other Forms

present passive:zabrany, zabrana, zabrane, zabrani, zabrane
present active:zabrawszy

Full conjugation of zabrać

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