przebycie

Przebycie is a Polish noun that denotes the act of going through, crossing, or traversing a space, as well as the distance that has been covered during that process. It derives from the verb przebyć, which means to pass through, to cross, or to travel across a route. The word is used with a direct object indicating what is being traversed, most commonly a distance or a route: przebycie drogi, przebycie trasy, przebycie 200 kilometrów.

In everyday language przebycie can describe both physical movement and the completion of a journey, for example “przebycie maratonu.” In medical or literary contexts it can also denote the course or experience of something, though in medicine the term przebieg is more standard for the course of a disease. In scientific or transport contexts more precise phrasing is often preferred, such as dystans przebyty or droga przebyta.

Examples:

- Przebycie 150 kilometrów zajęło im cały dzień.

- Podróżnicy dokonali przebycie trasy z Warszawy do Gdańska.

- W medycynie częściej mówi się o przebiegu choroby niż o przebyciu choroby.

The term is primarily associated with movement through space and the quantitative measure of distance covered, but it may also appear in descriptive or historical texts to convey the idea of going through a process or experience.