obejmowanie

Obejmowanie is a Polish noun formed from the verb obejmować, which means to embrace, to surround, or to include. The term denotes the act or process of embracing or enclosing something, as well as the act of including or bringing within a certain scope or coverage. In everyday speech, it can refer to a physical hug, as in “embracing with the arms,” but it is also used in figurative senses to describe inclusion, reach, or coverage.

In practical use, obejmowanie appears in contexts such as social policy, health care, and statistics. For example, it can describe the scope of a program or the group of people or items that are included under a particular policy, plan, or dataset. Phrases like “obejmowanie świadczeń” (coverage of benefits) or “obejmowanie populacji” (inclusion of a population) illustrate its breadth. The term emphasizes the extent to which something is encompassed rather than merely started or completed.

Grammatically, obejmowanie is a neuter, singular noun that functions as a verbal noun (gerund) derived from the imperfective verb obejmować. Related verbs and nouns include objąć (to embrace or to cover, often in a perfective sense) and objęcie (the act or result of taking in, or the scope of inclusion). The choice between obejmowanie and related terms depends on the nuance of ongoing action versus a defined boundary or result.