Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

betouch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-touch
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To touch about or all over; contact; concern; regard; handle.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Betouching the matter contained in your Lordship's letter, albeit I know mine own insufficiency …"
"In time's long picture gallery, Whatever's excellent indeed Will some one ever stop to see, Betouch its faded tints, [...]"
"Betouch us too ! The wicked woman deserves to die — but her death — how horrible !"
""Tis folly, perhaps, to think of them, betouch us, too ! so near the Moat of Urr,' said the smith, with a perceptible shudder, as he glanced covertly over his shoulder.'"

Etymology

From be- + touch.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

betouches (present, singular) betouching (participle, present) betouched (participle, past) betouched (past)

Phrases

betouch-us

Questions

What does betouch mean?: To touch about or all over; contact; concern; regard; handle.
Where does betouch come from?: From be- + touch.

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