No. 4,124 in Polish
biegiem
"Running" or "at a run."
In a sentence
Biegiem przebiegł przez park, żeby zdążyć na autobus.
He ran through the park to catch the bus.
Here, 'biegiem' is used as an adverb to describe the way the action of running was performed—quickly and energetically.
Podczas zawodów, wszyscy zawodnicy ruszyli biegiem do mety.
During the competition, all participants ran to the finish line.
In this sentence, 'biegiem' again functions as an adverb, emphasizing that the participants moved to the finish line specifically by running.
Skoro się spóźniliśmy, musimy iść tam biegiem.
Since we are late, we have to go there by running.
Here, 'biegiem' highlights the necessity of running as the chosen mode of movement due to haste.
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