złapać

From z- +‎ łapać.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzwa.pat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -apat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: zła‧pać

złapać pf (imperfective łapać)

1. (transitive) to catch (intercept something thrown)
2. (transitive) to catch, to trap, to snare
3. (transitive) to catch (e.g. a bus, a train)
4. (transitive) to snatch, to grab
5. (transitive, colloquial) to get, to understand
6. (transitive, colloquial) to catch, to contract (e.g. a disease)
7. (transitive, colloquial) to grab (e.g. an opportunity), to make the most of
8. (reflexive with się) to catch oneself, to catch one another
9. (reflexive with się) to steady oneself, to grab hold [+genitive = of something]
10. (reflexive with się) to catch oneself (realise one is doing something) [+ na (locative) = something]
11. (reflexive with się, of animals, insects) to be caught

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