chwycić

Influenced by the now dialectal word chycić, from Proto-Slavic *xytiti, and the now obsolete word chwacić, from Proto-Slavic *xvatiti.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxfɘ.t͡ɕit͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɘt͡ɕit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: chwy‧cić

chwycić pf (imperfective chwytać)

1. (transitive) to grab, to seize, to grasp (to take hold of quickly)
2. (transitive) to catch, to trap (e.g. an animal)
3. (transitive) to catch, to apprehend (a criminal)
4. (transitive) to take up, to employ (to pick up with the intention of using) [with za (+ accusative)]
5. (transitive) to take, to grab, to make the most of (e.g. a chance, an opportunity)
6. (transitive) to sense, to notice, to perceive
7. (transitive, colloquial) to get, to grasp, to understand
8. (intransitive, colloquial) to take, to catch on (to become accepted)
9. (reflexive with się) to grab oneself, to grasp oneself
10. (reflexive with się) to catch oneself, to notice one's behaviour
11. (reflexive with się) to hold on, to keep one's balance by holding [with genitive]
12. (reflexive with się) to get into, to throw oneself into, to become interested in [with genitive]

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