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postawić

Pronunciation: /pɔˈsta.vit͡ɕ/

“postawić” is a Polish word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to set (to place something so that it stands somewhere)
  2. to set (to place something, e.g. food or liquid, somewhere to be heated)
  3. to put up, to erect (to build something)
  4. to set (to cause something to become straight and vertical)
  5. to set (to prepare something for use)
  6. to set (to instruct someone to stand in a certain place ready to do something)
  7. to set (to appoint someone to a given position)
  8. to set (to move one's lower limbs so as to walk)
  9. to set (to place a character or letter in the text)
  10. to give (to assign a grade or score for a particular performance)
  11. to pose, to formulate (to express orally or in writing)
  12. to give (to determine what is to be done)
  13. to set (to assign a specific place in the hierarchy)
  14. to set (to arrange cards in a particular order)
  15. to cover (to pay for food or drink for someone)
  16. to bet (to predict the winner in a gambling game by allocating a certain amount of money towards future winnings)
  17. to bet (to recognize the helpfulness of and predict future helpfulness of)
  18. to put (to cause someone to be a difficult situation)
  19. to stand up (to oppose someone strongly)
  20. to end up (to find oneself in a particular situation)

Etymology

From po- + stawić.

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