бежа́ть

verb, imperfective
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often used word (#420)

Motion

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1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest

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Соба́ка бежа́ла за ко́шкой. A dog was running after a cat.
Ко́шка бежа́ла за мы́шью. A cat ran after a mouse.
Соба́ка мо́жет бежа́ть быстре́е, чем челове́к. A dog can run faster than a man can.
Соба́ка бежа́ла за за́йцем. The dog ran after the rabbit.
Соба́ка бежи́т за ко́шкой, а ко́шка — за мы́шью. A dog runs after a cat, and the cat after a mouse.
Я ви́дел, как он бежа́л. I saw him running.
Ого́нь! Беги́те! Fire! Run!
Они бежа́ли в сад, чтобы спасти́сь от э́тих кровожа́дных соба́к. They ran into the garden to save themselves from those blood-thirsty hounds.
Он бежа́л. He ran.
Быстре́е, беги́ за ним. Quick, run after him.

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Imperative

singular	беги́
plural	беги́те

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

Past

male	бежа́л
female	бежа́ла
neuter	бежа́ло
plural	бежа́ли

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

Present / Future

	Present	Future
я	бегу́	бу́ду бежа́ть
ты	бежи́шь	бу́дешь бежа́ть
он/она́/оно́	бежи́т	бу́дет бежа́ть
мы	бежи́м	бу́дем бежа́ть
вы	бежи́те	бу́дете бежа́ть
они́	бегу́т	бу́дут бежа́ть

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run, run about, be shifty, rove
убежа́ть
run away, boil over
пробежа́ть
pass, run by, run through, run along, run, cover, skim, scan, run about, miss with all running about
избежа́ть
avoid
прибежа́ть
resort, have recourse, fall back, come running
вы́бежать
run out
вбежа́ть
come running in, come rushing in, run, come rushing
перебежа́ть
run across, cross, desert, go over
бег
run, running, race
бе́женец
refugee
убе́жище
refuge, asylum, sanctuary, shelter, dug-out

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