No. 320 in German
blieb
"Blieb" means "stayed" or "remained" in English.
In a sentence
Er blieb zu Hause, weil es regnete.
He stayed at home because it was raining.
In this sentence, 'blieb' is the past tense of 'bleiben', indicating the action of staying or remaining in a place.
Die Tür blieb verschlossen.
The door remained locked.
Here, 'blieb' is used to indicate the continued state of the door being locked, implying a static or unchanged condition.
Trotzdem blieb er ruhig.
Nevertheless, he remained calm.
In this context, 'blieb' emphasizes the maintenance of an emotional or physical state, here being calm.
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