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Etymology

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за- (za-) +‎ бежа́ть (bežátʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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забежа́ть (zabežátʹpf (imperfective забега́ть)

  1. to get [with в (v, + accusative) or на (na, + accusative) ‘somewhere’] by running or as if by running
    Он забежа́л туда́ пе́ред рабо́той.
    On zabežál tudá péred rabótoj.
    He ran that way before work.
  2. to run ahead (in anticipation), to run before someone
    забежа́ть вперёдzabežátʹ vperjódto run ahead; to anticipate
  3. (colloquial) to visit, to drop in [with к (k, + dative) ‘on someone’]

Conjugation

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