udawać

From u- +‎ dawać.

• IPA^(key): /uˈda.vat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -avat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: u‧da‧wać

udawać impf (perfective udać)

1. (transitive) to act, to feign (to create a false impression)
2. (transitive) to pretend to be (to intentionally act like a person whom one is not)
3. (transitive, obsolete) to denounce (to wrongly accuse)
4. (transitive, obsolete) to share (to give a portion of)
5. (transitive, obsolete) to get rid of, to do away with
6. (transitive, obsolete) to remove

   Synonyms: oddalać, usuwać, wydalać

7. (reflexive with się) to work out, to succeed (to finish as intended or expected)
8. (reflexive with się, literary) to repair, to head off, to go (to go to a particular place)
9. (reflexive with się, colloquial, of plants) to fruit (to have a large output; to mature well)
10. (reflexive with się, colloquial, of children) to turn out alright (to grow into a person who gains acceptance from those around him)
11. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to please (to be enjoyable for someone)
12. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to pretend to be
13. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to come in handy (to be useful)

udawać impf (perfective udać)

1. (reflexive with się, impersonal) to succeed, to manage

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