ustawiać

Polish

Etymology

From ustawić +‎ -ać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈsta.vjat͡ɕ/

• Audio 1, ustawiać

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• Audio 2, ustawiać się

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• Rhymes: -avjat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: u‧sta‧wiać

Verb

ustawiać impf (perfective ustawić)

1. (transitive) to put, to position, to place, to set, to align, to array (to place a person or thing somewhere so that it stands there)

   Synonyms: stawiać, umieszczać

2. (transitive) to set up (to assemble something makeshift)
3. (transitive) to adjust, to set, to set up (to select a mode of a device's operation by adjusting it)

   Synonym: nastawiać

4. (transitive) to set up (to influence the course or outcome of something or someone's behavior)
5. (transitive, colloquial) to set someone up for success (to manage someone's affairs in a favorable way)
6. (transitive, colloquial, theater) to determine the nature of the role played by an actor or its elements
7. (reflexive with się) to line up, to queue up, to form up, to fall in (to stand somewhere in a certain way)

   ustawiać się do zdjęcia ― to pose for a picture

8. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to get one's foot in the door, to set oneself up for success (to manage one's affairs in a favorable way)

   nieźle się ustawiać w życiu ― to be set for life

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Further reading

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