oszczędzać

From oszczędzić +‎ -ać.

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈʂt͡ʂɛn.d͡zat͡ɕ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛnd͡zat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: o‧szczę‧dzać

oszczędzać impf (perfective oszczędzić)

1. (transitive) to save, to spare (to accumulate a certain amount of money by cutting back on expenses) [with na (+ locative) ‘on whom/what’; or with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’]

   Synonyms: odkładać, zaoszczędzać

2. (transitive) to save, to spare (to dispose of something in such a way as to lose as little of it as possible)

   Synonym: zaoszczędzać

3. (transitive) to save, to spare (to protect someone from unpleasant experiences or troubles) [with dative ‘whom’; or with genitive ‘what unpleasant experience’]

   Synonym: zaoszczędzać

4. (transitive) to spare (to protect someone from death or destruction)
5. (transitive) to spare (to protect something from destruction or deterioration)
6. (reflexive with się) to save oneself, to spare oneself (to act in such a way as not to get too tired or to suffer any damage)
7. (reflexive with się) to spare each other (to behave towards each other in such a way as not to tire or offend each other)
8. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to be saved, to be spared (to not be wasted or not deteriorate)
9. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to save, to spare (to live frugally)

• oszczędzać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• oszczędzać się in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• oszczędzać in Polish dictionaries at PWN