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No. 14,151 in Polish

pożywić

"Pożywić" means "to nourish" or "to feed" in English.

In a sentence

  • Muszę się pożywić, zanim zacznę pracę.

    I need to nourish myself before starting work.

    Here, 'pożywić' is used reflexively to mean to eat or feed oneself, providing the idea of self-nourishment.

  • Samotny wędrowiec zatrzymał się przy ognisku, aby się pożywić.

    The lonely wanderer stopped by the campfire to nourish himself.

    In this example, 'pożywić' reflects the act of eating in a survival or restorative context.

  • Ptaki pożywiały się nasionami z karmnika.

    The birds were feeding on the seeds from the bird feeder.

    Here, 'pożywić' is used to describe animals feeding, particularly birds eating from a source of food.

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