No. 708 in Polish
odbyło
"Odbyło" means "took place" or "occurred" in English.
In a sentence
Spotkanie odbyło się wczoraj wieczorem.
The meeting took place yesterday evening.
The word 'odbyło' is used as the past tense third-person singular neuter form of 'odbywać się', meaning 'to take place' or 'to happen', indicating when the meeting happened.
Przedstawienie odbyło się w teatrze.
The performance took place in the theater.
Here, 'odbyło' conveys the location where the performance was conducted, maintaining its role of indicating an occurrence.
Egzamin odbyło się zgodnie z harmonogramem.
The exam was conducted according to the schedule.
In this example, 'odbyło' is used to refer to the organized manner and timing of the event – the exam.
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