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bleiben

[ˈblaɪ̯bən]

verb

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. to remain (to continue to be)
  2. to keep (on); to continue [with infinitive ‘doing something’] (see usage notes below)
  3. to stay; to remain in a place
  4. to be; to be stuck (implying tardiness)
Examples

Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glühender Anhänger der Monarchie.

He remained a devoted supporter of the monarchy for all his life.

Pronunciationˈblaɪ̯bən

Part of speechverb

Usage noteWhen used with an infinitive, it expresses the continuation of an action.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.