obawiać

== Polish == === Etymology === From 16th century obawać under influence of verbs derived from bawić (i.e. zabawiać), from unattested *obojawać, from o- +‎ bojać +‎ -wać, with a change of -oja- to -ā- to -a- (compare bać). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔˈba.vjat͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -avjat͡ɕ Syllabification: o‧ba‧wiać === Verb === obawiać impf (reflexive with się) to fear, to worry, to be apprehensive [with genitive ‘about someone/something’] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bać się ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === obawiać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN obawiać in Polish dictionaries at PWN