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trzymać

Pronunciation: /ˈtʂɘ.mat͡ɕ/

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

verb

  1. to hold (to keep something in one's hand, fingers, teeth, etc., not letting go) [with w (+ locative) ‘in what’] [with na (+ locative) ‘on what’]
  2. to hold, to keep (to cause a person or animal to stay somewhere against their or its will)
  3. to keep (to place something somewhere so as to have it in that location for some period of time)
  4. to keep (to be the reason someone does not leave a place)
  5. to stick with, to hang around with (to eagerly keep contact with someone, support that person, and in turn receive support from that person)
  6. to keep, to hold onto (to not lose e.g. a trait despite the passage of time)
  7. to keep (to share one's property under certain stipulations)
  8. to keep (to rear; to ensure the growth of an animal)
  9. to keep (to cause someone to remain to be in or have a particular state)
  10. to keep (to perform an action)
  11. to keep, to hold (to not fall apart; to not cause to fall apart; to bond strongly)
  12. to keep (to not pass; to not cease; to continue or last)
  13. to keep (to supervise someone; to keep eye on)
  14. to keep (to have somewhere)
  15. to hold, to keep (to have something under one's management)
  16. to hold (to maintain or work in a particular function or position)
  17. to hold (to be of a particular opinion, to maintain)
  18. to hold (to contain or number)
  19. to hold, to hold up (to hold or support so as to not let fall)
  20. to hold, to keep (to fulfill e.g. a promise)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish trzymać.

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