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biec

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See also: Bieć and biếc

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běťi. First attested in 1467.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /bʲɛt͡sʲ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /bʲɛt͡sʲ/

Verb

biec impf (determinate, indeterminate biegać)

  1. (attested in Lesser Poland) to run (of living things: to move quickly on foot)
    • 1885-2024 [1467], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne‎, volume VIII, Chęciny, page 20:
      Jakom ya Stachny... nye byl..., gdy byegla do syna swego zabytego
      [Jakom ja Stachny... nie bił..., gdy biegła do syna swego zabitego]

Derived terms

verbs
adjectives
nouns
verbs
  • bieżeć impf
  • obiegawać impf
  • obieżeć pf
  • odbiegać impf
  • odbieżeć pf
  • pobieżeć pf
  • przebieżeć pf
  • przybieżeć pf
  • rozbieżeć pf
  • wbieżeć pf
  • zabieżeć pf
  • zbieżeć pf

Descendants

  • Polish: biec
  • Silesian: biyc

References

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “biec”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Mańczak, Witold (2017), “biec”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “biec”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “biec”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “biec”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
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Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish biec. Cognate with Lithuanian bė́gti (“to run”) and Ancient Greek φέβομαι (phébomai, “to flee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbjɛt͡s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: biec

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 rush (to rush somewhere in order to accomplish a specific task) [with po (+ accusative) ‘for what/whom’; or with infinitive ‘to do what’; or with do or dokąd ‘to what/where’]
  3. (intransitive, of objects) to run, to race, to roll (to move across a surface in a particular direction)
    Pociąg biegnie co dwadzieścia minut. ― The train runs every ten minutes.
    Chmury biegną po niebie. ― Clouds move across/in the sky.
  4. (intransitive) to run, to go, to lead (to form a route)
    Te tory kolejowe biegną do starego portu. ― These railway tracks run to the old port.
  5. (intransitive, of objects in time) to fly, to race (to pass by very quickly; to proceed very fast)
    Czas biegnie. ― Time flies.
    życie biegnie ― Life flies by.
    lata biegną ― The years run by.
  6. (intransitive, of objects in time) to progress (to develop or change with time)
    Akcja biegnie. ― The action progresses.
    Historia biegnie. ― The story unfolds.
  7. (intransitive, law) to begin, to run (to begin and continue) [with od (+ genitive) ‘from when’]
    Przedawnienie biegnie od... ― The statute of limitations runs from...

Conjugation

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Archaic conjugation:

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Derived terms

verbs
verbs
  • wzrok biegnie impf
adjective
nouns
verb

Collocations

Collocations
  • biec chodnikiem ― to run down the sidewalk
  • biec korytarzem ― to run down the hall
  • biec do mety ― to run to the finish line
  • biec do drzwi ― to run to the door
  • biec do łazienki ― to run to the bathroom
  • biec po schodach ― to run to run upstairs/downstairs
  • biec boso ― to run barefoot
  • biec prosto przed siebie ― to run straight ahead
  • biec ile sił w nogach ― to run as fast as one can
  • biec kłusem ― to trot
  • biec truchtem ― to trot/jog
  • biec i krzyczeć ― to run and yell
  • tupot biegnących ― the stomping of people running
  • biec do banku ― to run to the bank
  • biec do domu ― to run home
  • biec do kiosku ― to run to a kiosk
  • biec do pracy ― to run to work
  • biec do sklepu ― to run to the store
  • biec do szkoły ― to run to school
  • biec do telefonu ― to run to the phone
  • biec po pomoc ― to run for help
  • biec kupić ― to run to buy (something)
  • biec sprawdzić ― to run to check (something)
  • biec szukać ― to run to look for (something)
  • Droga biegnie wzdłuż kanionu. ― The road runs along the canyon.
  • biec nieubłaganie ― to pass inexorably

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