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pielęgnować — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cultivate verb To prepare and use land for growing crops.
  • groom noun A man on his wedding day, or about to be married.
  • nurse noun A person trained to care for the sick or injured, typically working under a doctor.

Senses

pielęgnować is used for these senses in English:

  • cultivate (figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend.
  • groom (transitive) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.
  • nurse (transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
  • nurse (transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.

cultivate — full definition

  1. verb To prepare and use land for growing crops.
  2. verb To develop or improve a skill, relationship, or quality over time.

groom — full definition

  1. noun A man on his wedding day, or about to be married.
  2. noun A person whose job is to care for horses.
  3. verb To care for someone's or an animal's appearance by cleaning and brushing.
  4. verb To prepare someone gradually for a role, position, or event.
  5. verb To manipulate a child or vulnerable person over time in order to exploit them, especially sexually.

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