raczyć
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *račiti. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian рачити се/račiti se (“to please”), Slovene ráčiti (“condescend”), Slovak ráčiť (“condescend, deign”), dialectal Russian рачить (račitʹ, “desire”).
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Verb[edit]
raczyć impf
- (transitive, often sarcastic) to wish to do something; to be so kind to do something; to deign
- Nie raczył nawet nas powiadomić, że wyjeżdża. ― He wasn't even so kind to inform us that he's leaving.
- Pan raczy żartować! ― Surely you're joking, sir!
- (transitive) to provide food or drink; to regale, to treat [+instrumental = to/with what]
- Gospodarz raczył gości najlepszym winem. ― The host provided the best wine to his guests.
- (reflexive with się, archaic, higher register) to treat oneself [+instrumental = to what]
- Synonym: częstować się
- (reflexive with się, figurative) to imbibe [+instrumental = what] (to take in)
- Synonym: wchłaniać
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- rzec pf
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