biec

== 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 (attested in Lesser Poland) to run (of living things: to move quickly on foot) ==== Usage notes ==== The verb biec is a unidirectional verb. Its multidirectional counterpart is biegać. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== 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 == Polish == === Alternative forms === biegnąć (uncommon) biedz (pre-reform orthography (1936)) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish biec. Cognate with Lithuanian bė́gti (“to run”) and Ancient Greek φέβομαι (phébomai, “to flee”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbjɛt͡s/ Rhymes: -ɛt͡s Syllabification: biec === Verb === biec impf (perfective pobiec) (intransitive) to run (of living things: to move quickly on foot) Pies biegnie do swojego pana. ― The dog runs to his master. (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’] (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. (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. (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. (intransitive, of objects in time) to progress (to develop or change with time) Akcja biegnie. ― The action progresses. Historia biegnie. ― The story unfolds. (intransitive, law) to begin, to run (to begin and continue) [with od (+ genitive) ‘from when’] Przedawnienie biegnie od... ― The statute of limitations runs from... ==== Usage notes ==== The imperfective verb biec with corresponding perfective pobiec is a unidirectional verb. Its multidirectional counterpart is biegać. ==== Conjugation ==== Archaic conjugation: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== === Further reading === biec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN biec in Polish dictionaries at PWN Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “biec”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “biec”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “biec”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 147 biec in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego