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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beteach

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
beteach
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To show; point out.

Archaic; Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To give; hand over; deliver up; yield.

Archaic; Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To hand over as a trust; entrust; commend, commit (someone), usually as a wish expressed on departing; recommend to the care of; give charge to.

Archaic; Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To commit or commend (one), by the expression of a wish, to (God, the devil, etc.).

Archaic; Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To allot; assign.

Archaic; Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To teach; instruct.

Archaic; Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English betechen, from Old English betǣċan (“to make over, give up to impart, deliver, entrust, commend to, betroth, appoint (for), set apart as, dedicate, show, point out, give orders, pursue, hunt”), corresponding to be- + teach.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

beteaches (present, singular) beteaching (participle, present) betaught (participle, past) betaught (past)

Frequently Paired Words

betake

Rhymes With

each reach beach speech teach breach peach preach outreach bleach beech leach

Questions

What does beteach mean?
To show; point out.
Where does beteach come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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