fortbleiben

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German

Etymology

fort +‎ bleiben

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁtˌblaɪ̯bn̩/
  • Hyphenation: fort‧blei‧ben
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Verb

fortbleiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bleibt fort, past tense blieb fort, past participle fortgeblieben, auxiliary sein)

  1. to stay away
    Er blieb zwei Tage von der Arbeit fort.
    He stayed away from work for two days.

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