bėgti

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bḗˀgtei; cognate with Latvian bêgt, Proto-Slavic *běťi (“to flee, run”). From Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷeti, from *bʰegʷ- (“run, flee”), with long vowel due to Winter's Law. Cognate with Ancient Greek φέβομαι (phébomai, “flee, take flight”). Possibly also Tocharian A pukäl, Tocharian B pikul (“year”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeːk.tʲɪ/

bė́gti (third-person present tense bė́ga, third-person past tense bė́go)

1. to run

   bėgsi greitai ar lėtai?

   will you run quickly or slowly?

2. to hurry
3. to run away, escape
4. to pass, elapse
5. to flow, run