бежать

Etymology
, from, from , from. 1-st person singular and 3-rd person plural, as well as imperative forms derive from, from.

Verb

 * 1)  to run, to be running
 * 2) to flee, to be fleeing
 * 3) to avoid, to be avoiding, to shun, to be shunning
 * 4) to run after

Usage notes

 * and are s. Their counterpart,, is an.
 * Some meanings of the verb are imperfective only (as indicated); others are both imperfective and perfective.

Conjugation
imperfective

perfective

Derived terms
Note: ''Not all of the following are strictly derived from. Some are derived from, the corresponding to  (a ), and a parallel etymological formation ultimately based on the same root.''