bežati

бежати

/běʒati/ · imperfective · pf.: pobeći

VERB

to flee; to run away

Deca su bežala od psa preko parka. — The kids were running away from the dog across the park.

Mnogi ljudi beže od rata. — Many people are fleeing the war.
(od + gen.) to avoid; to shy away from

Ne možeš večno bežati od odgovornosti. — You can't run from responsibility forever.
colloq. (of classes) to skip; to cut

Bežao je sa časova matematike. — He used to skip math classes.

Used with od + genitive: bežati od nekoga; the perfective is pobeći.

Synonyms:

pobeći izbegavati

Forms

Past (masc.): bežao

Imperative: beži

Antonyms: juriti, goniti

Expressions