No. 16,206 in Polish

uniknęły

"Uniknęły" means "avoided" or "escaped."

In a sentence

Dziewczyny uniknęły kłótni dzięki spokojnej rozmowie.
The girls avoided the argument thanks to a calm conversation.
The word 'uniknęły' is used in the past tense perfect aspect to describe a group of females avoiding something.
Książki uniknęły zniszczenia podczas przeprowadzki.
The books avoided damage during the move.
Here, 'uniknęły' is used to describe objects successfully escaping something undesirable.
Uniknęłyśmy problemów na egzaminie dzięki dokładnemu przygotowaniu.
We avoided problems on the exam thanks to thorough preparation.
The word 'uniknęłyśmy' refers to a group of females including the speaker avoiding issues and is in the first-person plural form.

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