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beliven

/bəˈlɪvən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-liv-en
IPA
/bəˈlɪvən/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of belive

Etymology

From Middle English beliven, from Old English belifen, past participle of belīfan (“to remain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: beliven, belifen

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bəˈlɪvən/
  • British English: /bɪˈlɪvən/

Questions

How do you pronounce beliven?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈlɪvən/.
What does beliven mean?
past participle of belive
Where does beliven come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce beliven

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