Meaning of po | Babel Free
pôDefinitions
- for
- over, through, across, in, on
- by, with, through (using an intermediary or medium)
- by, according to
- after
- during
- in miscellaneous senses in various phrasal constructs
Examples
“otići po ml(ij)eko”
to go and get the milk
“po c(ij)eli dan”
all day long
“po šesti put”
for the sixth time
“biti štetan po nekoga/nešto”
to be harmful for sb/sth
“dobro/loše po njega”
good/bad for him
“udariti po glavi”
to hit on the head
“sn(ij)eg je pao po cesti”
snow fell on the road
“voda se prolila po podu”
water spilled over the floor
“šetati po šumi”
to walk in the woods
“Poslao sam mu paket po zajedničkom prijatelju.”
I've sent him a package via a mutual friend.
“po zraku/vodi”
by air/water
“sve ide po planu”
everything is going according to the plan
“Amerika je prva država po bogatstvu u sv(ij)etu.”
America is the richest country in the world.
“po glavi stanovnika”
per capita
“živ(j)eti po principima”
to live according to principles
“po mom(e) mišljenju”
in my opinion
“po mom računu”
by my reckoning
“po meni”
in my opinion; as far as I'm concerned
“svirati po sluhu”
to play by ear
“suditi po vanjštini”
to judge by appearance
“po svršetku sukoba”
after (the end of) the conflict
“po kiši/suncu”
in the rain/sun
“po danu”
during the day
“razum(ij)e se (samo) po sebi”
it goes without saying
“neka bude po tvome”
let it be your way
“jednak po veličini”
equal in size
“sve je po starom”
everything is/goes in the accustomed/usual manner
“po običaju”
as usual, according to custom
“po vr(ij)ednosti”
in value
“po svoj prilici”
in all likelihood
“po rodu”
by birth
“po naravi/prirodi”
in nature
“po toj c(ij)eni”
at this price
“po paragrafu 13”
under section 13
“po što po to”
by all means
“po mogućnosti”
if possible
“po redu”
in order, one after another
“po mom ukusu”
(according) to my taste
“po kvaliteti”
by quality
“po tome”
according to this/that, accordingly, consequently, then
“po zakonu”
according to the law, by the law
“po duljini”
lengthwise
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