biec

See also: Bieć

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *běťi (stem *běg-), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-. Cognate with Lithuanian bė́gti (to run) and Ancient Greek φέβομαι (phébomai, to flee).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲɛt͡s/
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Verb

biec impf (determinate, perfective pobiec, indeterminate biegać)

  1. (intransitive) to run (of living things: to move quickly on foot)
    Pies biegnie do swojego pana.
    The dog runs to his master.
  2. (intransitive) to run (to form a route)
    Te tory kolejowe biegną do starego portu.
    These railway tracks run to the old port.

Conjugation

Archaic conjugation:

Derived terms

Further reading

  • biec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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