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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