пробега́ть

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verbimperfective perfective is пробежа́ть

1.
to run past, to run by, to pass at a run
Ма́льчик пробега́л ми́мо и не заме́тил меня́.
The boy ran past and did not notice me.
Imperfective of пробежать; often with мимо + genitive.
2.
to run through, to run along, to run across
Ка́ждый ве́чер мы пробега́ем че́рез парк.
Every evening we run through the park.
3.
to cover (a distance), to run (a distance)
Он пробега́ет де́сять километров в день.
He runs ten kilometres a day.
Of a distance or a set course.
4.
to skim, to scan, to glance over
У́тром я бы́стро пробега́ю глаза́ми газе́ту.
In the morning I quickly skim the newspaper.
Usually пробегать глазами (with one's eyes).
5.
to run about (for a while), to be on one's feet (running around)
Я це́лый день пробе́гал по дела́м.
I spent the whole day running around on errands.
This sense is the perfective пробе́гать, stressed on the second syllable.
6.
(rare) to miss (through running around)
Он так и пробе́гал обе́д.
He ended up missing lunch because of all his running around.
Colloquial; perfective пробе́гать, stressed on the second syllable.

Motion info

пробега́ть is derived from the multidirectional verb of motion бе́гать with prefix про- (pass through).

Я пробегал глазами страницу газеты.
I skimmed the newspaper page with my eyes.
Я ежедневно пробегаю по десять километров.
I run ten kilometers a day.
Том ежедневно пробегает по десять километров.
Tom runs ten kilometers every day.
Дети пробегали мимо школы каждое утро.
The children ran past the school every morning.
Диста́нция, кото́рую он пробегал, была́ гораздо больше, чем ожидалось.
The distance he ran was much greater than had been expected.
Он пробегает стометровку за 12 секу́нд.
He can run 100 meters in 12 seconds.
Он пробегал по коридору в поисках выхода.
He ran down the corridor looking for the exit.
Том пробегает три-четыре ми́ли в день.
Tom runs three or four miles a day.