gonić

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gonìti,^[1] from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gánīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰon-éye-ti, from *gʷʰen- (“to slay, strike”),^[1] whence English fend; defend; offend. Cognate with Lithuanian ganýti (“to graze”),^[1][2] Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō, “to slay”)^[1][3] and Sanskrit हन्ति (hanti, “to slay”).^[1][3]

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.ɲit͡ɕ/

• Audio 1; “gonić”:

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• Audio 2; “gonić się”:

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: go‧nić

gonić impf

1. (transitive) to chase, to pursue (to follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm)

   Synonym: ścigać

   gonić przestępcę ― to chase a criminal

2. (intransitive) to pursue (to aim for, go after) [with za (+ instrumental) ‘something’]
3. (transitive) to come after, to ensue, to follow on
4. (reflexive with się) to chase each other
5. (reflexive with się, of an animal) to be in heat, to oestruate
6. (intransitive, slang) to sell, to peddle something (often illegally)

• gonić in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gonić in Polish dictionaries at PWN