bawić

Meaning

1. to amuse (to cause a feeling of lightheartedness or humor)
2. to entertain (to cause pleasure)
3. to entertain (to have someone over at one's home for a party or visit)
4. to sojourn (to reside somewhere temporarily)
5. to play, to frolic, to mess around (to spend time in a fun way)
6. to have fun, to be amused
7. to play with (to mindlessly play with something in one's hands)
8. to play with (to spend time on something pointless) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with what’]
9. to play (to pretend to be a certain person)
10. to play with (to not treat seriously)

Hyphenated as

ba‧wić

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈba.vit͡ɕ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bawić, from Proto-Slavic *bàviti (“to linger”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bāwˀitei?, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰowH-éye-ti, causative of *bʰuH- (“to become”). Cognate to Sanskrit भावयति (bhāváyati).

Sentences

— Nie mogę się dalej bawić .

“I can't play anymore.”