No. 15,958 in Polish
tracił
"Tracił" means "was losing" or "used to lose" in English.
In a sentence
On tracił pracę i teraz szuka nowego zatrudnienia.
He lost his job and is now looking for new employment.
The word 'tracił' here serves as the verb 'tracić,' demonstrating the past tense of losing something, specifically losing employment.
Kiedyś tracił dużo czasu na niepotrzebne kłótnie.
He used to waste a lot of time on unnecessary arguments.
In this sentence, 'tracił' illustrates the act of wasting time, adding a sense of repetitive past action.
Tracił ostrość widzenia z powodu zmęczenia.
He was losing sharpness of vision due to fatigue.
'Tracił' represents the ongoing past action of losing sharpness of vision, highlighting its gradual characteristic.
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