# oddawać
## Polish
### Etymology

From od- +‎ dawać.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔdˈda.vat͡ɕ/
* Audio 1; “oddawać”:(file)
* Audio 2; “oddawać się”:(file)
* Rhymes: -avat͡ɕ
* Syllabification: od‧da‧wać

### Verb

oddawać impf (perfective oddać)
* (ditransitive) to give back, to return (to give to the original owner) [with dative ‘to whom’]
    Synonym: zwracać
* (transitive) to give, to send, to put (to cause a given thing to go to a certain place to have something done to it) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to whom/where’], [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’]
    Synonym: dawać
* (ditransitive) to give, to pass (to give someone something designated to them) [with dative ‘to whom’]
* (transitive) to send (to put a person or animal somewhere so that they may perform particular, usually regular, activities there) [with na (+ accusative) ‘to/for what’]
    Synonym: dawać
* (transitive) to submit; to put; to place (to cause someone to be the subject of some activity, i.e. under someone's care) [with pod (+ accusative)], [with w (+ accusative) ‘what activity’]
* (ditransitive) to give away; to offer (to give to someone) [with dative ‘to whom’; or with na (+ accusative) or pod (+ accusative) or do (+ genitive) ‘to what’]
    Synonyms: ofiarować, ofiarowywać
* (transitive) to open; to give (upon finishing construction, to allow people to use i.e. a building)
* (transitive) to pass; to give (to release from the body)
* (transitive) to give away (to cease to be the owner or controller of, i.e. power)
* (ditransitive) to donate; to give (to send one's bodily fluids, etc., to be tested medically) [with dative ‘to whom’; or with do (+ genitive) ‘to what’]
* (transitive) used as a light verb; to give off
* (ditransitive) to pay (to show one's respect or positive emotions towards, i.e. homage or tribute) [with dative ‘to whom’]
* (transitive) to reflect, to mirror; to convey, to portray, to capture (to present something accurately)
    Synonym: odzwierciedlać
* (transitive, sports) to give away (to allow the opponent to win)
* (ditransitive) to return, to give back, to reciprocate (to perform the same gesture as someone else) [with dative ‘to whom’]
* (ditransitive) to return, to give back, to reciprocate (to perform the proper gesture or action)
* (transitive, card games) to give away; to send back (to play a card for which one does not earn points or for which one's opponent earns points)
* (transitive) to give; to sell (to transfer ownership for money)
    Synonym: sprzedawać
* (transitive, obsolete, chemistry) to break off; to separate
* (transitive, obsolete) to pick up, to receive
    Synonym: odbierać
* (reflexive with się) to give oneself away (to allow external forces to decide one's fate) [with w (+ accusative) or pod (+ accusative) ‘to whom/what’]
* (reflexive with się) to dedicate oneself, to devote oneself (to focus all of one's energy on something) [with dative ‘to what’]
* (reflexive with się) to give oneself (to allow oneself to have a sexual relation with) [with dative ‘to whom’]
* (reflexive with się, obsolete) to give oneself away (to marry)

#### Derived terms

* oddawać duszę impf, oddać duszę pf
* oddawać głos impf, oddać głos pf
* oddawać ostatnią koszulę impf, oddać ostatnią koszulę pf
* oddawać serce impf, oddać serce pf
* oddawać sprawę impf, oddać sprawę pf
* oddawać sprawiedliwość impf, oddać sprawiedliwość pf
* oddawać w pacht impf, oddać w pacht pf
* oddawać w ręce impf, oddać w ręce pf
* oddawać życie impf, oddać życie pf

### Further reading

* oddawać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* oddawać in Polish dictionaries at PWN