złapać

From z- +‎ łapać.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzwa.pat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -apat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: zła‧pać

złapać pf (imperfective łapać)

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

   Czekaj no, zaraz cię złapię! ― Just you wait, I'll catch you in a moment!

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

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