opowiedzieć
Meaning
- to tell, to narrate (to present a series of events using words) [with dative ‘to whom’]
- to back, to side with [with za (+ instrumental) ‘someone/something’],
- (obsolete) to inform, to tell, to announce
- (obsolete) to announce an animal's location by barking
- to bode
- to warn the interested party verbally of a request or proceeding taking place within a specified period
- to reply
- to justify (to explain actions or intentions so as to gain the approval of someone) [with dative ‘to whom’]
- to announce one's arrival or departure
- to tell about oneself
- to speak one's mind, to express one's opinion
- to institute
Frequency
Hyphenated as
o‧po‧wie‧dzieć
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔ.pɔˈvjɛ.d͡ʑɛt͡ɕ/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish opowiedzieć. By surface analysis, o- + powiedzieć.
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