okazywać

== Polish == === Etymology === From okazać +‎ -ywać. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.kaˈzɘ.vat͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɘvat͡ɕ Syllabification: o‧ka‧zy‧wać === Verb === okazywać impf (perfective okazać) (transitive) to show (to express a specific feeling, a specific character trait or attitude towards someone or something) [with dative ‘to whom’] (transitive, proscribed) used as a light verb okazywać pomoc ― to help okazywać wsparcie ― to show support (transitive, administrative) to give access (to enable an authorized person to view or check a document) [with dative ‘to whom’] (transitive, law) to show (to present an object, person, or persons to someone in an attempt to establish that the asked person recognizes them for a court hearing or investigation) [with dative ‘to whom’] (transitive, obsolete) to show (to make someone see) Synonym: pokazywać (reflexive with się) to turn out (to become obvious or known) [with instrumental ‘to be who/what’] (reflexive with się, obsolete) to pretend to be (to take on a roll, to try and make someone think one is someone who they are not) Synonym: udawać (reflexive with się, obsolete) to show (to be seen or visible) (reflexive with się, obsolete) to show (to be felt or known) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === okazywać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN okazywać in Polish dictionaries at PWN