następować

== Polish == === Etymology === From nastąpić +‎ -ować. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.stɛmˈpɔ.vat͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ Syllabification: na‧stę‧po‧wać === Verb === następować impf (perfective nastąpić) (intransitive) to tread, to step [with na (+ accusative) ‘on something’] następować komuś na pięty ― to walk close behind someone (literally 'to step on someone's heels') (intransitive) to follow, to ensue, to take place, to occur, to happen (intransitive, usually perfective) to succeed to [with na (+ accusative) ‘an office’] [with po (+ locative) ‘after a predecessor’] (intransitive, archaic) to approach, to come closer Synonyms: podchodzić, zbliżać się (intransitive, archaic) to attack (to start to use violence, to start to fight) [with na (+ accusative) ‘someone’] (intransitive, archaic) to threaten, to endanger [with na (+ accusative) ‘something abstract’] Synonym: nastawać ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === następować in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN następować in Polish dictionaries at PWN