panować
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Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Polish panować.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]panować impf
- (intransitive) to be widespread; to prevail (of a condition, idea, etc.)
- Z powodu wojny domowej w kraju panuje głód. ― Due to the civil war, there is widespread hunger in the country.
- W firmie panowało przekonanie, że ten projekt jest skazany na porażkę. ― There was a general conviction in the company that this project is doomed to failure.
- (intransitive) to be in control [with nad (+ instrumental) ‘of something’]
- Panuj nad sobą! ― Control yourself!
- (intransitive) to rule; to reign [with nad (+ instrumental) ‘over something’]
- 1999, Biblia Tysiąclecia:
- Wtedy wystąpi potężny król i będzie panował nad wielkim królestwem, postępując według swego upodobania.
- And a valiant king shall stand up, that shall rule over a great dominion and do according to his will.
Conjugation
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