złapać

From z- +‎ łapać.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzwa.pat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -apat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: zła‧pać

złapać pf (imperfective łapać)

1. (transitive) to grab (to take with a swift movement with e.g. one's hand or a tool) [with za (+ accusative) ‘by what’; or with instrumental ‘with what’]

   Synonyms: chwycić, ująć

2. (transitive) to catch (to stop a falling or moving object)

   Synonym: chwycić

3. (transitive) to catch, to capture, to grab, to nab, to get (to stop an animal and prevent it from escaping) [with instrumental ‘with what’; or with w (+ accusative) ‘in what’; or with na (+ accusative) ‘on what’]

   Synonyms: chwycić, złowić

4. (intransitive) to reach for, to get (to use something as a tool for an activity) [with za (+ accusative) ‘for what’]

   Synonym: chwycić

5. (transitive, colloquial) to get, to catch on (to start to understand something)

   Synonyms: chwycić, pojąć, załapać

6. (transitive) to catch, to get, to nab; to capture (to detain a person suspected of committing an illegal act)

   Synonyms: dopaść, dorwać

   Czekaj no, zaraz cię złapię! ― Just you wait, I'm about to get you!

7. (transitive) to catch, to get (to show that someone has done something that is illegal wrong) [with na (+ locative) ‘in what’]
8. (transitive, colloquial) to get; to catch (to receive radio signals with a device)
9. (transitive, colloquial) to catch, to seize (to take advantage of something, e.g. a chance that is that is difficult to obtain or is fleeting)

   Synonym: chwycić

10. (transitive, colloquial) to get; to lure in (to cause another person to behave in a certain way by using deceptive or dishonest methods) [with na (+ locative) ‘to what’]
11. (transitive, colloquial) to get it (to receive negative grades or penalties repeatedly within a given period of time)
12. (transitive, colloquial) to catch, to get (to use a specific means of public transport)
13. (transitive, colloquial) to catch, to get] (to become infected with a specific disease)

    Synonym: załapać

    Near-synonym: zarazić się

14. (transitive, of e.g pain, a disease) to take hold, to take, to get, to get to (to begin to be felt intensely by someone)
15. (reflexive with się) to grip (to grab something quickly) [with genitive ‘what’; or with za (+ accusative) ‘by what’]

    Synonym: chwycić się

16. (reflexive with się) to be caught (to fall into a trap) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’; or with w (+ accusative) ‘into what’]
17. (reflexive with się) to catch oneself (to become aware that one is thinking or acting in a certain way) [with na (+ locative) ‘on what’]

    Synonym: przyłapać się

18. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to fall for, to get got (to be influenced by things created to trick someone into doing something) [with na (+ accusative) ‘by what’]
19. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to get to (to start doing something) [with genitive ‘to what’; or with za (+ accusative) ‘to what’]

    Synonyms: wziąć się, zabrać się

20. (reflexive with się, chiefly negated, colloquial) to get in (to be included in a group of people or things by meeting certain requirements)

    Synonym: załapać się

21. (reflexive with się) to catch oneself (to touch a part of your body or clothing with a quick movement)
22. (reflexive with się, of animals) to be caught (to be stopped and prevented from escaping)

• złapać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• złapać in Polish dictionaries at PWN