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уз

//uz//
Serbo-Croatianprep
Latinica: uzone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    up, upward
    • ићи уз степенице

      to go upstairs

    • уз брдо

      uphill

    • уз р(иј)еку

      upriver

  2. 2.
    next to, beside, alongside, by
    • уз цесту

      next to the road

    • уза саму границу

      on the very border

  3. 3.
    with, while, along with (circumstances or conditions accompanying the action)
    • уз см(иј)ех/плач

      with laughter/crying

    • уз п(ј)есму

      while singing

    • уз пиће

      with a drink; while having a drink

  4. 4.
    in spite of, despite (= по̏ред)
    • уза све то

      despite all that

Synonyms & related words

Related words (1)
  • уз-

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъz (Russian воз- (voz-), Polish wz-). Cognate with Lithuanian už.

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