uważać

Meaning

1. to watch out, to take care, to look out (to be careful of)
2. to watch out, to take care (to ensure nothing bad happens to someone or something)
3. to pay attention (to focus on)
4. to think, to consider (to be of the opinion)
5. to consider, to regard, to take for
6. (obsolete) to regard, to respect
7. (obsolete) to consider (to think about)
8. to observe, to see
9. to consider oneself to be

Hyphenated as

u‧wa‧żać

Pronounced as (IPA)

/uˈva.ʐat͡ɕ/

Etymology

From uważyć + -ać. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Kashubian ùważac.