běžet

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See also: bezet

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech běžěti, from Proto-Slavic *běžati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from *bʰegʷ-.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛʒɛt
  • Hyphenation: bě‧žet

Verb

běžet impf

  1. to run
    Synonyms: utíkat, uhánět, upalovat, pelášit
    Antonym: neběžet

Usage notes

Běžet is in the class of Czech concrete verbs. Its counterpart, běhat, is an abstract verb.

Conjugation

verbs
nouns
adjective

See also

Further reading

  • běžeti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • běžeti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • běžet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

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