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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣбꙑти (prěbyti). By surface analysis, пре- (pre-) +‎ быть (bytʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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пребы́ть (prebýtʹpf (imperfective пребыва́ть)

  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

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