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pracować

Pronunciation: /praˈt͡sɔ.vat͡ɕ/

“pracować” is a Polish word. Its 15 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to work for (to perform a specified task at someone's request or for their benefit)
  2. to work for (to perform certain tasks in order to achieve something)
  3. to work on (to perform certain tasks to develop or create something)
  4. to work on (to perform certain tasks to convince someone of something)
  5. to work with (to cooperate with someone on something)
  6. to work with (to perform certain actions to help someone's development, to teach, etc.)
  7. to work (to do a specified task for payment or a reward)
  8. to work with (to have a job alongside someone else at the same company)
  9. to work (to function, to operate, to be active at performing the intended task)
  10. to work (to perform a function necessary for the body)
  11. to work (to be on, to be performing a function)
  12. to warp (to be deformed by some force or from use)
  13. to ferment
  14. to chase an animal diligently and eagerly
  15. to fight, to brawl (to have a physical conflict with someone)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pracować. By surface analysis, praca + -ować. Compare compare Kashubian prôcowac and Slovincian procac. Further Czech pracovat and Slovak pracovať.

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