ustawić

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ustaviti. By surface analysis, u- +‎ stawić.

• IPA^(key): /uˈsta.vit͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -avit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: u‧sta‧wić

ustawić pf (imperfective ustawiać)

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)

   Synonym: umieścić

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: nastawić

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)

   ustawić 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 ustawić w życiu ― to be set for life

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