No. 142 in German
bleiben
To stay or remain.
In a sentence
Ich bleibe heute zu Hause.
I am staying at home today.
Here 'bleiben' is used in its literal sense, meaning 'to stay' or 'to remain at a place'.
Bleiben Sie bitte ruhig!
Please stay calm!
In this sentence, 'bleiben' is used metaphorically to indicate maintaining a mental or physical state, in this case, calmness.
Wir werden Freunde bleiben.
We will remain friends.
Here 'bleiben' expresses continuity or persistence of a condition or state, particularly a relationship.
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