zająć

== Old Polish == === Etymology === From za- + jąć. First attested in 1385. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /zajɑ̃t͡ɕʲ/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /zajɑ̃t͡ɕʲ/ === Verb === zająć pf (imperfective zajmać or zajmować) (transitive, attested in Lesser Poland, Greater Poland, Kuyavia, Masovia) to seize (to take from or deprive someone of, legally or illegally) (attested in Sieradz-Łęczyca) to occupy property, to appropriate (attested in Greater Poland) to take (cattle) in damage to secure compensation to take with oneself; to take on the road to capture, to seize to abduct, to take captive (attested in Lesser Poland) to take out a loan, to borrow to occupy (to fill a period of time with some action) (reflexive with się, sometimes figurative) to start burning, to catch fire ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Polish: zająć Silesian: zajōńć === References === Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “jąć”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “zająć, zająć się”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “zająć”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish zająć. By surface analysis, za- +‎ jąć. Compare Kashubian zajic and Slovincian zajyc. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ajɔɲt͡ɕ Syllabification: za‧jąć === Verb === zająć pf (imperfective zajmować) (transitive) to occupy, to take up (to physically fill an entire area entirely) (transitive) to occupy, to take (to stand, sit or lie down in a specific place, i.e. in a chair) (transitive, colloquial) to reserve, to book [with dative ‘for whom’] Synonym: zarezerwować (transitive) to occupy, to take up (to start living in a specific place) Synonym: zamieszkać (transitive) to take, to rank, to occupy (to be in a particular place in a competition or hierarchy, etc.) zająć pierwsze miejsce ― to take first place (transitive) to occupy (to start using and make unavailable for others) zająć łazienkę ― to occupy a bathroom (transitive, military) to occupy, to seize (to introduce troops into an area and thus gain control over it) Synonym: (impf,pf) anektować (transitive) to take, to occupy (to last a certain amount of time) Synonym: zabrać To zajmie tylko chwilę. ― This will take just a moment. (transitive) to occupy (to give someone something to do) [with instrumental ‘with what’] (transitive) to occupy, to absorb, to grab, to engage (to interest someone for a long time) (transitive, law) to distrain (to seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt) Synonyms: aresztować impf or pf, sekwestrować impf or pf, zaaresztować, zasekwestrować (transitive, of fire, etc.) to engulf, to take (to cover the entire surface or object with harmful effects) (transitive) to take up, to assume (to begin to have or perform) zająć pozycję ― to assume a position zająć postawę ― to take up an attitude (transitive) to take up (to begin to be somewhere) (transitive) to take, to seize (to take possession of something) (transitive, of diseases) to take (to affect to some organ) (transitive) to occupy (to fill a period of time with some action) (transitive, obsolete) to embrace; to encompass Synonyms: objąć, ogarnąć, zagarnąć (transitive, obsolete) to hit physically [with po (+ locative) or w (+ accusative) ‘where’] Synonym: uderzyć (transitive, obsolete) to take; to abduct Synonyms: porwać, zabrać (transitive, obsolete) to take along (to grab and bring with oneself) Synonym: zabrać (transitive, obsolete) to delight, to charm Synonym: zachwycić (reflexive with się) to take up, to engage, to be engaged with, to be occupied with; to handle, to deal with, to address (to begin doing) [with instrumental ‘what’] (reflexive with się) to take care of, to look after; to handle, to deal with, to address (to do what is necessary to ensure the wellbeing of someone or something) [with instrumental ‘whom/what’] (reflexive with się) to catch fire, to conflagrate (to become engulfed in flames) [with instrumental ‘what’ and od (+ genitive) ‘from/because of what’] (reflexive with się, obsolete) to start, to begin Synonyms: rozpocząć się, zacząć się (reflexive with się, obsolete) to be interested Synonyms: zaciekawić się, zainteresować się (reflexive with się, obsolete) to fancy, to be attracted to (to feel a romantic attraction towards someone) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “zająć”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[12] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “zająć się”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[13] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “zająć”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[14] (in Polish) Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “zająć”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “zająć się”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] “ZAJĄĆ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 05.05.2010 Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “zająć”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “zająć”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1927), “zająć”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 8, Warsaw, page 107 zająć in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego zająć się in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego