бежать

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běžati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from *bʰegʷ- (to flee, run). 1-st person singular and 3-rd person plural, as well as imperative forms derive from бечь (bečʹ), from Proto-Slavic *běťi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈʐatʲ]
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Verb

бежа́ть • (bežátʹimpf or pf (perfective побежа́ть)

  1. (imperfective only) to run, to be running
  2. to flee, to be fleeing
  3. to avoid, to be avoiding, to shun, to be shunning
  4. to run after [with за (za, + instrumental) ‘someone’]

Usage notes

  • The imperfective verb бежа́ть (bežátʹ) with corresponding perfective побежа́ть (pobežátʹ) is a unidirectional verb. Its multidirectional counterpart is бе́гать (bégatʹ).
  • Some meanings of the verb are imperfective only (as indicated); others are both imperfective and perfective.

Conjugation

imperfective

perfective

Derived terms

Note: Not all of the following are strictly derived from бежа́ть (bežátʹ). Some are derived from бе́гать (bégatʹ), the multidirectional verb corresponding to бежа́ть (bežátʹ) (a unidirectional verb), and a parallel etymological formation ultimately based on the same root.

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