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No. 15,870 in Russian

пролежал

"Proležal" means "lay for a while" or "remained lying."

In a sentence

  • Он пролежал в больнице неделю.

    He stayed in the hospital for a week.

    In this sentence, 'пролежал' emphasizes a period of time during which the person was in a lying position in the hospital.

  • Я пролежал на диване весь вечер, отдыхая.

    I laid on the couch all evening, relaxing.

    Here, 'пролежал' refers to spending the evening in a lying position on the couch.

  • Старые книги пролежали на чердаке десятилетиями.

    The old books lay in the attic for decades.

    In this example, 'пролежали' is used to indicate the books were on the attic for a long time, emphasizing the duration.

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