opieranie

Opieranie is a Polish noun derived from the verb opierać. It has several related senses spanning physical, structural, and figurative uses.

In everyday language, opieranie refers to the act of leaning or resting a part of the body or an object on something. Examples include leaning the back against a chair or resting an elbow on a surface.

In technical and construction contexts, opieranie denotes the support or bearing of loads where structural elements contact other elements or foundations. This sense is close to podparcie and is used to describe how beams are supported by columns or how walls are supported by foundations.

Figuratively, opieranie is used with the prepositions na or o to express reliance or basis: opieranie decyzji na faktach (grounding a decision in facts) or opieranie się na danych (relying on data). Here opieranie highlights the underlying foundation for an assertion, plan, or action.

The verb form opierać się yields related meanings, including physical resistance or opposition in some contexts, and the noun phrase opieranie się describes resistance in a general sense when used with this reflexive form.

Etymology: from the verb opierać, which means to rest against, to support, or to rely.

See also: opieranie się, podpora, oparcie, opór.