пребывать

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣбꙑвати (prěbyvati). By surface analysis, пре- (pre-) +‎ быва́ть (byvátʹ). Compare Ukrainian перебува́ти (perebuváty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prʲɪbɨˈvatʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: прибыва́ть (pribyvátʹ)

Verb

пребыва́ть • (prebyvátʹimpf (perfective пребы́ть)

  1. (literary) to be (at some place), to stay, to remain
  2. (literary) to be (in some state or condition), to stay, to remain

Conjugation