пребывать

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Etymology edit

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

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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

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