Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behandle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-han-dle
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To handle all about; take (up) in one's hands; care for; deal with; treat.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In England I know a household where, after the eight o'clock breakfast, it is usual to behandle one's skeins, find one's knitting, and continue the long even rounds of the stocking begun yesterday, or copy patiently the completed gusset in the sleeve of a spencer."

Etymology

From be- + handle. Cognate with Saterland Frisian behondelje (“to handle, deal with, treat”), Dutch behandelen (“to handle, treat”), German behandeln (“to treat”), Norwegian behandle (“to treat”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

behandles (present, singular) behandling (participle, present) behandled (participle, past) behandled (past)

Rhymes With

handle file handle grab handle scandal candle randall sulphur candle randle sandal vandal crandall wandle

Questions

What does behandle mean?: To handle all about; take (up) in one's hands; care for; deal with; treat.
Where does behandle come from?: From be- + handle. Cognate with Saterland Frisian behondelje (“to handle, deal with, treat”), Dutch behandelen (“to handle, treat”), German behandeln (“to treat”), Norwegian behandle (“to treat”).

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