przypuszczać

Meaning

1. to suppose, to surmise (to assume based on certain clues or evidence)
2. to let somebody come close to someone or something
3. to let somebody come close to someone or something
4. to admit (to reveal something in secret)
5. to begin giving milk
6. to wax (to become larger)
7. (obsolete) to allow, to let, to permit
8. (obsolete) to admit, to treat to (to allow someone to take part in something, to let in; to accept; to grant)
9. (obsolete) to allow, to let, to permit
10. (obsolete) to drive a herd closer to someone or something
11. to entrust to someone
12. to direct someone somewhere
13. to direct someone somewhere
14. to give
15. to admit; Further details are uncertain.
16. (obsolete) to begin chasing someone or something
17. (obsolete) to get to work; to buckle down; to contribute
18. to rely on someone; to trust

Hyphenated as

przy‧pusz‧czać

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʂɨˈpuʂ.t͡ʂat͡ɕ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish przypuszczać. By surface analysis, przy- + puszczać. Sense 1 is an abbreviation of przypuszczać do głowy myśl (literally “to let a thought come to mind”). Compare Kashubian przëpùszczac and Slovincian przëpùszczac.