bežati

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běžàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from *bʰegʷ-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /běʒati/
  • Hyphenation: be‧ža‧ti

Verb

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bèžati impf (Cyrillic spelling бѐжати, perfective pòbeći)

  1. (intransitive) to flee, run away

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Slovene

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *běžati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from *bʰegʷ-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛʒàːti/
  • Hyphenation: be‧žá‧ti

Verb

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bežáti impf

  1. (intransitive) to flee, run away
  2. (intransitive, literary) to move quickly[→SSKJ]
  3. (intransitive, usually in imperative mood) to go
    Synonym: īti
    Beži v posteljo, ura je že enajst.
    Go to bed, it is already eleven o'clock.
  4. (intransitive) to pass
    Čas beži, ti pa le posedaš.
    Time is passing, but you are only sitting around.

Conjugation

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  • (obsolete)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • bežati”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • bežati”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references