pobeći

побећи

/pǒbet͡ɕi/ · perfective · impf.: bežati

VERB

to run away; to flee

Mačka je pobegla ispod auta. — The cat ran off under the car.

Pobegli su od kiše u kafić. — They fled from the rain into a café.
(from captivity) to escape

Dva zatvorenika su pobegla iz zatvora. — Two prisoners escaped from prison.
colloq. (of transport, + dat.) to be missed; to leave without someone

Pobegao mi je autobus. — I missed the bus.

From someone/something is pobeći od + gen.; out of a place is pobeći iz + gen.

Synonyms:

umaći izmaći

Forms

Past (masc.): pobegao

Imperative: pobegni

Antonyms: ostati

Expressions