Russian

Verb

бы́ло • ‎(býlo)

1. neuter singular past indicative imperfective of быть ‎(bytʹ)

Particle

бы́ло • ‎(býlo)

1. nearly, on the point of, just about

   Я бы́ло стал засыпа́ть‎ ― Ja býlo stal zasypátʹ ― I had nearly fallen asleep.