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uz

//uz//
Serbo-Croatianprep
Ћирилица: узone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    up, upward
    • ići uz stepenice

      to go upstairs

    • uz brdo

      uphill

    • uz r(ij)eku

      upriver

  2. 2.
    next to, beside, alongside, by
    • uz cestu

      next to the road

    • uza samu granicu

      on the very border

  3. 3.
    with, while, along with (circumstances or conditions accompanying the action)
    • uz sm(ij)eh/plač

      with laughter/crying

    • uz p(j)esmu

      while singing

    • uz piće

      with a drink; while having a drink

  4. 4.
    in spite of, despite (= pȍred)
    • uza sve to

      despite all that

Synonyms & related words

Related words (1)

Etymology

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

Forms

  • узcyrillic
  • uzaalternative

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