zdobywać

From zdobyć +‎ -wać. Compare Kashubian zdobëwac.

• IPA^(key): /zdɔˈbɨ.vat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɨvat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: zdo‧by‧wać

zdobywać impf (perfective zdobyć)

1. (transitive) to obtain, to acquire, to gain (to get after much striving)

   Synonyms: osiągać, pozyskiwać, uzyskiwać, zyskiwać

2. (transitive) to obtain, to acquire, to gain (to ensure someone as an ally after much striving)

   Synonyms: pozyskiwać, zyskiwać

3. (transitive) to gain, to acquire, to gain; to capture, to take, to win (to conquer and gain control of in fight)

   Synonym: brać

4. (transitive) to conquer (with great effort to reach a place that is difficult to reach)
5. (transitive) to take away (to deprive someone of something by force)
6. (transitive) to score (to gain points in game or something similar)
7. (transitive, obsolete) to stock up (to create a stockpile of something)
8. (reflexive with się) to summon up, to muster (to accomplish something after much striving) [+ na (accusative) = what]
9. (reflexive with się) to summon up, to muster (to gain something after much striving)
10. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to be gained

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