postawić

From po- +‎ stawić.

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈsta.vit͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -avit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: po‧sta‧wić

postawić pf (imperfective stawiać)

1. (transitive) to set (to place something so that it stands somewhere)
2. (transitive, somewhat colloquial) to set (to place something, e.g. food or liquid, somewhere to be heated) [with na (+ locative) ‘on what’]
3. (transitive) to put up, to erect (to build something)

   Synonym: budować

4. (transitive) to set (to cause something to become straight and vertical)
5. (transitive) to set (to prepare something for use)
6. (transitive) to set (to instruct someone to stand in a certain place ready to do something)
7. (transitive) to set (to appoint someone to a given position)
8. (transitive) to set (to move one's lower limbs so as to walk)
9. (transitive) to set (to place a character or letter in the text)
10. (transitive) to give (to assign a grade or score for a particular performance) [with dative ‘whom’]
11. (transitive) to pose, to formulate (to express orally or in writing)
12. (transitive) to give (to determine what is to be done) [with przed (+ instrumental) ‘for whom’; or with dative ‘for whom’]
13. (transitive) to set (to assign a specific place in the hierarchy)
14. (transitive) to set (to arrange cards in a particular order)
15. (transitive, colloquial) to cover (to pay for food or drink for someone) [with dative ‘whom’; or with accusative ‘for what’]
16. (transitive) to bet (to predict the winner in a gambling game by allocating a certain amount of money towards future winnings) [with na (+ accusative) ‘on whom/what’]
17. (transitive) to bet (to recognize the helpfulness of and predict future helpfulness of) [with na (+ accusative) ‘on whom/what’]
18. (transitive) to put (to cause someone to be a difficult situation) [with przed (+ instrumental) ‘before what’; or with w (+ locative) ‘in what’; or with wobec (+ genitive) ‘before what’]
19. (reflexive with się, somewhat colloquial) to stand up (to oppose someone strongly) [with dative ‘whom/what’]
20. (reflexive with się) to end up (to find oneself in a particular situation)
21. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to show off [with instrumental ‘with what’]

    Synonym: popisać się

22. (reflexive with się, obsolete, rare) to set up (to build for oneself a residence)
23. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to be erected
24. (reflexive with się, obsolete) to be bet on (to be the amount of a bet)

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