Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bemean

/bɪˈmiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-mean
IPA: /bɪˈmiːn/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mean; signify; inform.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To make mean or base, demean.

Example Sentences

"I fished carefully, used wet flies and dry, all that I had in my book, and even bemeaned myself by baiting a plain hook with a grasshopper."

Etymology

From Middle English bemenen, equivalent to be- + mean (“to signify”). Compare Middle High German bemeinen (“to mean”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be
Root: bemenen, mene, imene, ġemǣne

Usage

Inflected Forms

bemeans (present, singular) bemeaning (participle, present) bemeant (participle, past) bemeant (past) bemene (alternative) bemeaned (participle, past) bemeaned (past)

Synonyms

demean

Rhymes With

been between mean seen green clean scene machine queen screen magazine golden mean

Questions

How do you pronounce bemean?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈmiːn/.
What does bemean mean?: To mean; signify; inform.
Where does bemean come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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