podávat

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Czech

Etymology

From po- +‎ dávat.

Pronunciation

Verb

podávat impf (perfective podat)

  1. (transitive) to pass
  2. (transitive) to serve (meal, etc)
    Synonym: servírovat
    Snídaně se podává od 6 hodin.Breakfast is served from 6 a.m.
  3. (transitive) to administer (a medication)
    Začal jsme jí podávat léky na podporu imunitního systému.We've begun administering drugs to help boost her immunities.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • podávati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • podávati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • podávat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)