No. 455 in Dutch
bleef
"Bleef" means "stayed" in English.
In a sentence
Hij bleef maar lachen, ondanks de slechte grap.
He kept laughing, despite the bad joke.
In this sentence, 'bleef' is the past form of 'blijven', used as an auxiliary verb to indicate the continuation of an action.
Zij bleef thuis terwijl de anderen naar het feest gingen.
She stayed home while the others went to the party.
Here, 'bleef' is used to mean 'stayed', indicating the state of remaining in a place.
De hond bleef stil liggen tot zijn baasje terugkwam.
The dog remained quietly lying until its owner returned.
In this case, 'bleef' emphasizes the ongoing state or action, referring to continuity over a period.
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