opierać

== Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔˈpjɛ.rat͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɛrat͡ɕ Syllabification: o‧pie‧rać === Etymology 1 === From oprzeć + -ać. ==== Verb ==== opierać impf (perfective oprzeć) (transitive) to lean onto, to put onto (transitive) to rest against, to place against (transitive, figuratively) to base [with na (+ locative) ‘on something’] (reflexive with się) to lean (assume or maintain a leaning posture) [with o (+ accusative) ‘against something’] (reflexive with się) to resist, to hold out, to withstand [with dative ‘something’] (reflexive with się) to rely on, to be based on [with na (+ locative) ‘on something’] ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From oprać + -ać. ==== Verb ==== opierać impf (perfective oprać) (transitive, colloquial) to wash clothes for, to do laundry for (reflexive with się) to wash one's clothes, to do one's laundry ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “opierać”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “opierać”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)