ogarniać

From ogarnąć + -ać.

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈɡar.ɲat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -arɲat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: o‧gar‧niać

ogarniać impf (perfective ogarnąć)

1. (transitive, of a state or feeling) to grip; to engulf; to overwhelm (to take over someone)

   Synonym: panować

   Zawsze, gdy wchodził do grobowca, ogarniał go niepokój. ― Whenever he entered the tomb, he was gripped by anxiety.

2. (transitive, chiefly of a negative phenomenon) to encompass (to cover with one's reach)
3. (transitive) to embrace (to surround with ones arms) [with instrumental ‘with what’]

   Synonym: obejmować

4. (transitive) to get, to grok (to understand and comprehend) [with instrumental ‘with what’]

   Synonyms: chwytać, czaić, kapować, kumać, łapać

   Możesz mi pomóc? Zupełnie nie ogarniam ostatniego wykładu. ― Could you help me? I don't get the last lecture at all.

5. (transitive, colloquial) to tidy up (to restore order, to tidy or clean)

   Ogarniaj swój pokój, bo goście idą! ― Tidy up your room, the guests are coming!

6. (transitive) to get (to be able to make something happen)
7. (transitive) to engulf (to surround on all sides)

   Synonym: otaczać

8. (transitive, obsolete) to check out (to encompass with a glance)
9. (transitive, obsolete, rare) to scoop, to push something around something; to sprinkle

   Synonyms: obsypywać, zgarniać, zsuwać

10. (transitive, obsolete) to concentrate (to gather many things into one place)

    Synonyms: skupiać, gromadzić

11. (transitive, obsolete) to accommodate

    Synonyms: zmieścić, pomieścić

12. (transitive, obsolete) to take possession

    Synonym: brać w posiadanie

13. (transitive, obsolete, of a deal) to close

    Synonym: zawierać

14. (transitive, obsolete) to stroke the top of something

    Synonym: gładzić

15. (transitive, obsolete) to dress up (to put someone in nice clothes)
16. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to get oneself together (to tidy up one's clothes and hair)
17. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to get oneself together (to overcome a moment of weakness and gather strength for something)
18. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to deal with (to get rid of someone or something undesirable) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘whom/what’]
19. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to cope with, to pull off (to perform and complete a task despite difficulties) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘what’]
20. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to dress up (to put on nice clothes)

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