Definitions
- 1.up, upward
ići uz stepenice
to go upstairs
uz brdo
uphill
uz r(ij)eku
upriver
- 2.next to, beside, alongside, by
uz cestu
next to the road
uza samu granicu
on the very border
- 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.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