"byłem" meaning in Polish

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      "expansion": "byłem",
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "by‧łem"
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Where was I? (a man talking)",
          "text": "Gdzie byłem?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "być"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person masculine singular indicative past of być"
      ],
      "id": "en-byłem-pl-verb-5QytsOAC",
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        [
          "być",
          "być#Polish"
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        "masculine",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɘ.wɛm/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɘwɛm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "byłem"
}

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      "expansion": "byłem",
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  "hyphenation": [
    "by‧łem"
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Polish 2-syllable words",
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish non-lemma forms",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with usage examples",
        "Polish verb forms",
        "Rhymes:Polish/ɘwɛm",
        "Rhymes:Polish/ɘwɛm/2 syllables"
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      "examples": [
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          "english": "Where was I? (a man talking)",
          "text": "Gdzie byłem?",
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        }
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          "word": "być"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person masculine singular indicative past of być"
      ],
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        [
          "być",
          "być#Polish"
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        "masculine",
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        "singular"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɘ.wɛm/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɘwɛm"
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  "word": "byłem"
}