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стал (stal)

  1. masculine singular past indicative perfective of стать (statʹ):
    1. began to
      Он стал писа́ть.
      On stal pisátʹ.
      He began to write.
    2. took to (+ infinitive)
      Он стал пить.
      On stal pitʹ.
      He took to drinking.
    3. became, got, grew