okazywać

From okazać + -ywać.

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.kaˈzɘ.vat͡ɕ/

• Audio 1; “okazywać”:

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• Rhymes: -ɘvat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: o‧ka‧zy‧wać

okazywać impf (perfective okazać)

1. (transitive) to show (to express a specific feeling, a specific character trait or attitude towards someone or something) [with dative ‘to whom’]
2. (transitive, proscribed) used as a light verb

   okazywać pomoc ― to help

   okazywać wsparcie ― to show support

3. (transitive, administrative) to give access (to enable an authorized person to view or check a document) [with dative ‘to whom’]
4. (transitive, law) to show (to present an object, person, or persons to someone in an attempt to establish that the asked person recognizes them for a court hearing or investigation) [with dative ‘to whom’]
5. (transitive, obsolete) to show (to make someone see)

   Synonym: pokazywać

6. (reflexive with się) to turn out (to become obvious or known) [with instrumental ‘to be who/what’]
7. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to pretend to be (to take on a roll, to try and make someone think one is someone who they are not)

   Synonym: udawać

8. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to show (to be seen or visible)
9. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to show (to be felt or known)

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