This is the 15958th most frequent Polish word.
tracił
"Tracił" means "was losing" or "used to lose" in English.
The word 'tracił' here serves as the verb 'tracić,' demonstrating the past tense of losing something, specifically losing employment.
On tracił pracę i teraz szuka nowego zatrudnienia.
He lost his job and is now looking for new employment.
In this sentence, 'tracił' illustrates the act of wasting time, adding a sense of repetitive past action.
Kiedyś tracił dużo czasu na niepotrzebne kłótnie.
He used to waste a lot of time on unnecessary arguments.
'Tracił' represents the ongoing past action of losing sharpness of vision, highlighting its gradual characteristic.