бывать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byvati. By surface analysis, быть (bytʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ).

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быва́ть (byvátʹimpf (perfective побыва́ть)

  1. (imperfective only) to be
  2. (imperfective only) to occur, to happen (repeatedly)
  3. to be at, to visit, to stay with
    Perfective: побыва́ть (pobyvátʹ)

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