szukać

Meaning

1. to look for, to seek, to search (to attempt to find)
2. to look for, to seek, to search (to attempt to achieve or gain)
3. to look for (i.e. trouble; to act in such a way so as to provoke)
4. to look for oneself, to seek oneself, to search oneself (to attempt to locate one's name i.e. on a list)
5. to look for each other, to seek each other, to search each other (to attempt to find one another)

Hyphenated as

szu‧kać

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʂu.kat͡ɕ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish szukać.

Sentences

Jest trochę dzikich zwierząt , tylko trzeba wiedzieć , gdzie szukać .

There are some wild animals, you just need to know where to look.

— Oni wkrótce zaczną nas szukać .

“They'll be looking for us soon.”

Proszę tedy szukać dalej , a ja się trochę prześpię .

So keep looking, and I'll get some sleep.

Pojechał w świat szukać lepszej gospody.

He went out into the world in search of a better inn.

Trzeba szukać nowej gospody, póki jeszcze brzuszek pełen .

You have to look for a new inn while your tummy is still full.

Nagle zerwał się z posłania i gorączkowo zaczął szukać zapałek.

Suddenly, he jumped off the bed and frantically started looking for matches.