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beturn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-turn
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To turn round or about.

Archaic

verb

To turn around; turn back; return.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English biturnen, from Old English *beturnian, betyrnan (“to turn around; bend the knee, prostrate oneself”), equivalent to be- + turn.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: biturnen, *beturnian

Usage

Inflected Forms

beturns (present, singular) beturning (participle, present) beturned (participle, past) beturned (past)

Questions

What does beturn mean?
To turn round or about.
Where does beturn come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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