tracić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish tracić, from Proto-Slavic *tratiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtra.t͡ɕit͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -at͡ɕit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: tra‧cić

Verb

tracić impf (perfective utracić or stracić)

1. (transitive) to lose (to cease having a trait, ability, or sense)
2. (transitive) to lose (to cease owning an object)
3. (transitive) to lose (to cease having contact with someone, usually through death or separation)
4. (transitive) to lose (to cease having something belonging to one's body, e.g. weight)
5. (transitive) to lose (to use improperly, e.g. time)
6. (transitive) to lose (to not take advantage of i.e. a situation)
7. (transitive, sports) to lose out on (to allow an opponent to score)
8. (intransitive) to lose out on (to make one's situation with something worse)

   Antonyms: korzystać, zyskiwać

9. (intransitive) to lose out on (to experience a decrease in intensity of something)
10. (intransitive) to lose (to become seen as worse or less valuable in someone's opinion)

    Antonym: zyskiwać

11. (transitive, obsolete) to lose (to be unable to find)

    Synonym: gubić

12. (reflexive with się) to fade away, to disappear
13. (reflexive with się) to become perplexed

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Further reading

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