blieb

Meaning

first/third-person singular preterite of bleiben

Frequency

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bleiben

(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

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Sentences

Er blieb nur bis zum August des Jahres im Kongress .

He only remained in Congress until August of that year.

Doch auch hier blieb er
👨

aufgrund der schlechten Perspektive nur für eine Spielzeit .

But here, too, he only stayed for one game due to the poor outlook.

Die Solaris-Variante blieb hingegen kostenlos .

The Solaris variant, on the other hand, remained free.

Dort blieb er
👨

aber nur ein
1

Jahr und kehrte anschließend nach Trutnov zurück
🔙

.

However, he only stayed there for one year and then returned to Trutnov.

Doch Torben blieb stumm
🔇

.

But Torben remained silent.

Er blieb in Dresden und erlernte den Beruf eines Lithografen.

He stayed in Dresden and learned the trade of a lithographer.

Schließlich blieb der österreichische Angriff
👊

im italienischen Abwehrfeuer stecken .

Eventually, the Austrian attack got stuck in the Italian defensive fire.

Danach blieb der Landkreis Tetschen in seinen bisherigen Grenzen erhalten .

Thereafter, the district of Tetschen was preserved in its former borders.

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