лежать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ležati, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

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лежа́ть (ležátʹimpf (perfective лечь or полежа́ть, verbal noun лежа́ние)

  1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
    Ма́льчик лежа́л на излече́нии.Málʹčik ležál na izlečénii.A boy lay in recovery.
  2. to be situated
  3. to rest, to be incumbent

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Verb

лежа́ть (ležátʹ)

  1. inflection of лежа́ти impf (ležáty):
    1. third-person plural present indicative
    2. alternative infinitive form