No. 13,124 in Polish
odłożyć
To set aside, postpone, or put away.
In a sentence
Musiałem odłożyć książkę na półkę.
I had to put the book back on the shelf.
The verb 'odłożyć' is used to mean 'to put aside' or 'to put back in place', referring to the action of physically moving an object to its designated spot.
Zdecydowaliśmy się odłożyć nasze plany na później.
We decided to postpone our plans.
Here, 'odłożyć' is used to mean 'to postpone' or 'to delay', referring to deferring the execution or commencement of plans to a later time.
Proszę odłożyć telefon i posłuchać mnie.
Please put the phone down and listen to me.
In this sentence, 'odłożyć' refers to lowering or placing down an item currently in use, in this case, a phone.
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