bleiben.
to remain (to continue to be)
Meaning & usage
to remain (to continue to be)
Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glühender Anhänger der Monarchie.
to keep (on); to continue [with infinitive ‘doing something’] (see usage notes below)
Ich bleibe noch ein bisschen liegen.
to stay; to remain in a place
Du kannst ja schon fahren, aber ich bleibe noch.
to be; to be stuck (implying tardiness)
Wo bleibst du? Wir sind schon seit über einer Stunde da.
to be left
Was bleibt ihm jetzt noch, wo seine Frau gestorben ist?
to stick, to stay
Ich hab’s ihm erklärt, aber er bleibt bei seiner Meinung.
to remain
Es bleibt abzuwarten, ob sich der Erfolg einstellt.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German blīben, belīben (“to remain in the same position, pause, blin”), from Old High German bilīban (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick, glue”). Cognate with Dutch blijven (“to remain”), English belive (“to remain, stay”). More at belive.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.