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) [with dative ‘for whom’]
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 [with za (+ accusative) ‘whom’]
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 [with dative ‘subject’, along with infinitive ‘to do what’ or w (+ locative) ‘at what’]

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