побежать

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ бежа́ть (bežátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəbʲɪˈʐatʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

побежа́ть • (pobežátʹpf (imperfective бежа́ть)

  1. to start running, to break into a run
  2. to begin to flow (of liquids)

Usage notes

Бежа́ть (Bežátʹ) and побежа́ть (pobežátʹ) are concrete verbs. Their counterpart, бе́гать (bégatʹ), is an abstract verb.

Conjugation

See also