zaraz
//ˈza.ras/ | /ˈza.rɒs//
Polishadvparticlenoun
Grammatical form
zaraz is the genitive plural form of zaraza — “contagion, epidemic, pestilence, plague (disease)”.
Definitions
- 1.at once, immediately
- 2.soon, with a verb, approximately about to
Zaraz będzie padać.
It is about to rain.
- 3.obsoleteat the same time
- 4.used to let someone know that the speaker needs a moment to think about what they want to say and that they will continue speaking in a moment; wait a minute; hang on
- 5.close, just, right
Sklep jest zaraz obok tego budynku.
The store is right next to this building.
- 6.colloquial(used to indicate a new insight or dawning understanding; wait a minute
- 7.colloquialused to signal that what has been said is too much; but
- 8.obsoletethereby
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Univerbation of za + raz. First attested in the 16th century.
Forms
- zaraalternative
- zaráalternative