łapać

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lapati.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.pat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -apat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: ła‧pać

łapać impf (perfective złapać)

1. (transitive) to catch (intercept something that was thrown)
2. (transitive) to capture, to trap, to snare

   Pająk łapie muchy. ― A spider captures flies.

3. (transitive) to catch (e.g. a bus, a train)
4. (transitive, colloquial) to get, to understand
5. (transitive, colloquial) to catch, to contract (e.g. a disease)
6. (transitive, colloquial) to grab (e.g. an opportunity), to seize, to make the most of
7. (reflexive with się) to catch oneself, to catch one another
8. (reflexive with się) to steady oneself, to grab hold [+genitive = of something]
9. (reflexive with się) to catch oneself (realise one is doing something) [+ na (locative) = something]
10. (reflexive with się, of insects) to be caught

• łapać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• łapać in Polish dictionaries at PWN