bleiben meaning and definition in german
![<span class="pron">/ˈblaɪ̯bən/</span> , <span class="pron">[ˈblaɪ̯bən]</span> , <span class="pron">[ˈblaɪ̯bm̩]</span> top meaning sound audo pronunciation play](https://toplexicon.com/inc/images/sound.png)
Verb
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class 1 strong , third-person singular simple present bleibt, past tense blieb, past participle geblieben, past subjunctive bliebe, auxiliary sein

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to remain to continue to be Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glühender Anhänger der Monarchie. “He remained a devoted supporter of the monarchy for all his life.”
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+ infinitive to keep (on); to continue see usage notes below Ich bleibe noch ein bischen liegen. “I'll keep lying here for a bit.”
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to stay; to remain in a place Du kannst ja schon fahren, aber ich bleibe noch. “Feel free to leave, but I'm staying some more.”
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to be; to be stuck; implying tardiness Wo bleibst du? Wir sind schon seit über einer Stunde da. “Where are you? We arrived more than an hour ago.”
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+ dative to be left for someone Was bleibt ihm jetzt noch, wo seine Frau gestorben ist? “What does he have left now his wife has died?” (literally: What is left for him...)
