Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bespend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-spend
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To expend; bestow; employ.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Do those who bring into the world two or three brats with ugly noses to take their place,— do these help mankind more than the missionaries who oversee all men according to their power, what they do, how they bespend their lives, what, contrary to their duty, they neglect?”"
"Over their sleep, convalescent of old woes, The native, barren grandeur of the wind, Schooled of the granite, salt, and sea, bespends A roaming testimony to their thoughts While tons of heavy waves oppress cold rocks."

Etymology

From be- (“on, over, about”) + spend.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bespends (present, singular) bespending (participle, present) bespent (participle, past) bespent (past)

Questions

What does bespend mean?: To expend; bestow; employ.
Where does bespend come from?: From be- (“on, over, about”) + spend.

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