bleiben

Meaning

(class-1,copulative,strong) to remain (to continue to be)
(class-1,intransitive,strong) to keep (on); to continue [with infinitive ‘doing something’] (see usage notes below)
(class-1,intransitive,strong) to stay; to remain in a place
(class-1,intransitive,strong) to be; to be stuck (implying tardiness)
(class-1,intransitive,strong) to be left
(class-1,intransitive,strong) to stick, to stay
(auxiliary,class-1,strong) to remain

stay

remain

be located

be sitting

live one’s life

be leave

be left

be pregnant

be limited to

sich aufhalten

übrig bleiben

sich hinsetzen

erhalten bleiben

sich befinden

Zeit brauchen

sich herumtreiben

gewachsen sein

zum Stillstand kommen

sich verabreden

sein Leben leben

Zeit verbringen

sich herumdrücken

dicke Bretter bohren

Fortdauer

sich nicht vom Fleck rühren

standhalten

Frequency

Hyphenated as

blei‧ben

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈblaɪ̯bən/

From Middle High German blīben, belīben (“to remain in the same position, pause, blin”), from Old High German bilīban (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick, glue”). Cognate with Dutch blijven (“to remain”), English belive (“to remain, stay”). More at belive.